면적

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 面積

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeonjeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeonjeog
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏnjŏk
Yale Romanization?	myēn.cek

Noun

면적 • (myeonjeok) (hanja 面積)

1. (mathematics) area

   그것은 면적이 약 사백오십(450)만 제곱 킬로미터에 달하고 남극 대륙과 그린랜드에 이어서 세계에서 세번째로 큰 얼음 더미를 차지하고 있다.

   geugeoseun myeonjeogi yak sabaegosip(450)man jegop killomiteo'e dalhago namgeuk daeryukgwa geurillaendeue ieoseo segyeeseo sebeonjjaero keun eoreum deomireul chajihago itda.

   It is about 4.5 million square kilometers in area and holds the world’s third largest collection of ice after Antarctica and Greenland.

   2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns (The original sentence in English)