오전

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 午前

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ojeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ojeon
McCune–Reischauer?	ojŏn
Yale Romanization?	ōcen

Noun

오전 • (ojeon) (hanja 午前)

1. a.m.
2. forenoon

Antonyms

• 오후 (ohu, “p.m.”)