제한

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 制限 (“limit, restriction”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jehan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jehan
McCune–Reischauer?	chehan
Yale Romanization?	cēyhan

Noun

제한 • (jehan) (hanja 制限)

1. limit, restriction

Related terms

• 한계 (限界, han'gye, “limit; limitation”)