화학

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 化學 (“chemistry”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)ɦa̠k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)학]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hwahak
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwahag
    McCune–Reischauer?hwahak
    Yale Romanization?hwāhak

    Noun

    화학 • (hwahak) (hanja 化學)

    1. chemistry

    Derived terms

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