공포

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 恐怖 (“horror”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gongpo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gongpo
McCune–Reischauer?	kongp'o
Yale Romanization?	kōngpho

Noun

공포 • (gongpo) (hanja 恐怖)

1. fear, terror, dread, fright, horror, panic

Derived terms

• 공포새 (恐怖-, gongposae, “terror bird”)

Related terms

• 공포증 (恐怖症, gongpojeung, “phobia”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 公布 (“announcement”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gongpo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gongpo
McCune–Reischauer?	kongp'o
Yale Romanization?	kōngpho

Noun

공포 • (gongpo) (hanja 公布)

1. public announcement