부산

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pusʰa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [부산]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	busan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	busan
McCune–Reischauer?	pusan
Yale Romanization?	pusan

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 釜山, from 釜 (“phonogramic character”) + 山 (“mountain”). In the fifteenth century, the place name was written 부산 (富山, Busan), with a different character to represent the presumably native element bu-, of unclear meaning.

Proper noun

부산 • (Busan) (hanja 釜山)

1. Busan (a city in South Korea)

   부산광역시

   Busan-gwang'yeoksi

   Busan Metropolitan City

Descendants

• → English: Busan
• → Chinese: 釜山 (Fǔshān)
• → Japanese: 釜山

Etymology 2

Noun

부산 • (busan)

1. din; ruckus; commotion

   Synonym: 야단(惹端) (yadan)

   아이들은 부산을 떨고 있었다.

   Ai-deul-eun busaneul tteolgo isseotda.

   The children were making a ruckus.

Derived terms

• 부산 통 (busan tong)
• 부산하다 (busanhada)