방향

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 方向, from 方 (“square”) + 向 (“toward”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠ŋʝa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [방향]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	banghyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	banghyang
McCune–Reischauer?	panghyang
Yale Romanization?	panghyang

Noun

방향 • (banghyang) (hanja 方向)

1. direction, orientation

   바람이 불어오고 있는 방향을 향해서

   barami bureoogo inneun banghyang'eul hyanghaeseo

   towards the direction from which the wind is blowing

Etymology 2

방향 (banghyang)

Sino-Korean word from 方響.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠ŋʝa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [방향]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	banghyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	banghyang
McCune–Reischauer?	panghyang
Yale Romanization?	panghyang

Noun

방향 • (banghyang) (hanja 方響)

1. (music) banghyang, a metallophone of Chinese origin used in Dangak, a genre of traditional Korean court music of Tang origin.