광장

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 廣場 (“square, plaza”), from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 広(ひろ)場(ば) (hiroba, “square, plaza”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)ŋd͡ʑa̠ŋ]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [광(ː)장]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwangjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwangjang
McCune–Reischauer?kwangjang
Yale Romanization?kwāngcang

Noun

광장 • (gwangjang) (hanja 廣場)

  1. square, plaza
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