한문

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 漢文

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    한문 • (hanmun) (hanja 漢文)

    1. Classical Chinese literature.
    2. Writing consisting only of Chinese characters.