분단

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [punda̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [분단]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bundan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bundan
McCune–Reischauer?	pundan
Yale Romanization?	puntan

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 分斷, from 分 (“to divide”) + 斷 (“to cut”)

Noun

분단 • (bundan) (hanja 分斷)

1. division; partition

   한국은 세계 유일의 분단 국가이다.

   han'gugeun segye yuirui bundan gukgaida.

   Korea is the only divided country in the world.

Derived terms

• 분단국가 (分斷國家, bundan'gukga)
• 분단선 (分斷線, bundanseon)
• 분단하다 (分斷—, bundanhada)

 

See also

• 분열 (分裂, bunyeol, “division, split”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 分段, from 分 (“to divide”) + 段 (“segment; section”)

Noun

분단 • (bundan) (hanja 分段)

1. segmentation
2. paragraph break

Derived terms

• 분단변역 (分段變易, bundanbyeonyeok)
• 분단생사 (分段生死, bundansaengsa)
• 분단신 (分段身, bundansin)
• 분단하다 (分段—, bundanhada)