동

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [동]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dong
McCune–Reischauer?	tong
Yale Romanization?	tong

Etymology 1

도독돆돇돈돉돊 돋돌돍돎돏돐돑 돒돓돔돕돖돗돘 동돚돛돜돝돞돟
뎨 ←	→ 돠

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 동 • (dong)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄷ, ㅗ, and ㅇ.

Etymology 2

Noun

동 • (dong)

1. winter (hanja: 冬)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dong
McCune–Reischauer?	tong
Yale Romanization?	tōng

Noun

동 • (dong)

1. neighborhood (hanja: 洞)

   (Administrative divisions of South Korea) 리(里) (ri), 동(洞) (dong), 면(面) (myeon), 읍(邑) (eup), 구(區) (gu), 군(郡) (gun), 시(市) (si), 도(道) (do)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 東

Noun

동 • (dong)

1. east

Synonyms

• 샛 (saet, “seamen's east”)
• 샛바람 (saetbaram, “east wind”)

Related terms

• 서 (西, seo): west
• 동 (dong, “북”): north
• 남 (南, nam): south