후손

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 後 (“descendant”) + 孫 (“descendant”).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    후손 • (huson) (hanja 後孫)

    1. descendant; posterity; future generation
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