과학

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 科學, from 科 (“subject”) + 學 (“learning”)

Pronunciation

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• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kwa̠ɦa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [과학]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwahak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwahag
McCune–Reischauer?	kwahak
Yale Romanization?	kwahak

Noun

과학 • (gwahak) (hanja 科學)

1. science

Derived terms

• 과학관 (科學館, gwahakgwan, “science museum”)
• 과학자 (gwahakja, “scientist”)
• 과학적 (gwahakjeok, “a matter pertaining to science”)