방송국

Korean

Etymology

From 방송 (放送, bangsong, “broadcast”) + 국 (局, guk, “station”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bangsongguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bangsonggug
McCune–Reischauer?	pangsongguk
Yale Romanization?	pāngsongkwuk

Noun

방송국 • (bangsongguk) (hanja 放送局)

1. broadcaster; station