귀국

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 歸國, from (return) + (country)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɥi(ː)ɡuk̚] ~ [ˈky(ː)ɡuk̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwiguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwigug
McCune–Reischauer?kwiguk
Yale Romanization?kwīkwuk

Noun

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귀국 (gwiguk) (hanja 歸國)

  1. homecoming, returning to one's country

Derived terms

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