해부학

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 解剖學, from 解剖 (dissection) + (-logy), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 解剖学 (kaibōgaku).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    해부학 • (haebuhak) (hanja 解剖學)

    1. (biology, medicine) anatomy