후

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 後, from the Middle Korean reading 후〯 (Yale: hwǔ).

Pronunciation

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• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷu(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [후(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Noun

후 • (hu) (hanja 後)

1. after

   Antonym: 전(前) (jeon)

   먹은 후

   meogeun hu

   after eating

   2주 후부터요.

   Iju hu-buteo-yo.

   In two weeks.