해군

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 海軍, from 海 (“sea, ocean”) + 軍 (“military”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)ɡun] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)ɡun]
    • Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)군/헤(ː)군]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?haegun
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?haegun
    McCune–Reischauer?haegun
    Yale Romanization?hāykwun

    Noun

    해군 • (haegun) (hanja 海軍)

    1. navy
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