흥미

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 興味 (interest)

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    흥미 • (heungmi) (hanja 興味)

    1. interest (curiosity)