의무

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 義務, from 義 (“righteous”) + 務 (“work”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	uimu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	uimu
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭimu
Yale Romanization?	ūymu

Noun

의무 • (uimu) (hanja 義務)

1. duty, obligation