보도

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bodo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bodo
McCune–Reischauer?	podo
Yale Romanization?	pōto

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 報道.

Derived verbs

Active	보도하다
Passive	보도되다

Noun

보도 • (bodo) (hanja 報道)

1. news coverage; journalistic report; reporting

Derived terms

Nouns

• 보도계(報道界) (bodogye, “press circle, journalism world”)
• 보도국(報道局) (bodoguk, “news bureau”)
• 보도부(報道部) (bodobu, “news department”)
• 보도원(報道員) (bodowon, “reporter”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 步道.

Noun

보도 • (bodo) (hanja 步道)

1. sidewalk, pavement

   Synonym: 인도(人道) (indo)

Derived terms

• 횡단보도 (hoengdanbodo)