국방

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 國防.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈku(ː)k̚p͈a̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [국(ː)빵]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Gukbang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gugbang
McCune–Reischauer?Kukpang
Yale Romanization?kwūkpang

Noun

국방 • (gukbang) (hanja 國防)

  1. national defense
    국방부
    gukbangbu
    Ministry of National Defence; Ministry of Defence
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