우주

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 宇宙 (“space, universe”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)d͡ʑu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [우(ː)주]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?uju
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?uju
    McCune–Reischauer?uju
    Yale Romanization?wūcwu

    Noun

    우주 • (uju) (hanja 宇宙)

    1. space; outer space
    2. the universe

    See also

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