건설

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 建設, from 建 (“build”) + 設 (“build”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)nsʰʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [건(ː)설]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geonseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geonseol
McCune–Reischauer?kŏnsŏl
Yale Romanization?kēnsel

Noun

건설 • (geonseol) (hanja 建設)

  1. construction

Derived terms

See also
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