개선
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 改善, from 改 (“fixing”) + 善 (“good”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)sʰʌ̹n] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)sʰʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)선/게(ː)선]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gaeseon |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gaeseon |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kaesŏn |
| Yale Romanization? | kāysen |
Noun
- Reform or improvement in general.
Derived terms
- 개선하다 (gaeseonhada, “to reform or improve something”)