문제

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 問題 (“question, problem, issue”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmu(ː)ɲd͡ʑe̞]

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• Phonetic hangul: [문(ː)제]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	munje
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	munje
McCune–Reischauer?	munje
Yale Romanization?	mūn.cey

Noun

문제 • (munje) (hanja 問題)

1. problem, issue, question

   우리는 그 문제를 쉽게 풀었다. ― Uri-neun geu munje-reul swipge pureotda. ― We solved the problem easily.

   무슨 문제라도 있나요? ― museun munje-rado innayo? ― What seems to be the problem?

   요점은 이 문제를 어떻게 해결하느냐 하는 것이다.

   Yojeom-eun i munje-reul eotteoke haegyeolha-neunya haneun geos-ida.

   The point is how to solve this issue.