도로

Korean

도로 (doro, “road”).

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 道路, from 道 (“road”) + 路 (“road”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	doro
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dolo
McCune–Reischauer?	toro
Yale Romanization?	tōlo

Noun

도로 • (doro) (hanja 道路)

1. road, thoroughfare