운동

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 運動 (movement).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

운동 • (undong) (hanja 運動)

  1. exercise, physical activity; sport, sports
    운동 어떤 직업 가지든 유용한 같군.Undong-eun eotteon jigeob-eul gajideun yuyonghan geot gatgun.Exercise seems to be useful in any profession.
  2. movement in general

Derived terms

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