위험

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 危險, from 危 (“hazardous”) + 險 (“precipitous”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɥiɦʌ̹m] ~ [yɦʌ̹m]
    • Phonetic hangul: [위험]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?wiheom
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?wiheom
    McCune–Reischauer?wihŏm
    Yale Romanization?wihem

    Noun

    위험 • (wiheom) (hanja 危險)

    1. danger

    Derived terms

    • 위험성 (wiheomseong, “riskiness”)
    • 위험관리 (wiheomgwalli, “risk management”)
    • 위험하다 (wiheomhada, “to be dangerous”)
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