연구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 硏究, from 硏 (“research”) + 究 (“investigation”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)nɡu]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [연(ː)구]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeon'gu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongu
McCune–Reischauer?yŏn'gu
Yale Romanization?yēnkwu

Noun

연구 • (yeon'gu) (hanja 硏究)

  1. research

Derived terms
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