후반

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 後半, from 後 (“later”) + 半 (“half”)

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

Noun

후반 • (huban) (hanja 後半)

  1. The latter or second half.

Coordinate terms
  • 전반 (前半, jeonban, “first half”)
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