연구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 硏究, from 硏 (“research”) + 究 (“investigation”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)nɡu]

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• Phonetic hangul: [연(ː)구]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeon'gu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeongu
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏn'gu
Yale Romanization?	yēnkwu

Noun

연구 • (yeon'gu) (hanja 硏究)

1. research

Derived terms

• 연구실 (硏究室, yeon'gusil, “laboratory or office”)
• 연구원 (硏究院, yeon'guwon, “research institute”)
• 연구하다 (硏究—, yeon'guhada, “to research”)
• 연구되다 (硏究—, yeon'gudoeda, “to come to research, or to be researched”)