통일

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 統一, from 統 (“combining”) + 一 (“one”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tong'il
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tong'il
McCune–Reischauer?	t'ongil
Yale Romanization?	thōngil

Noun

통일 • (tong'il) (hanja 統一)

1. unification or reunification

Derived terms

• 통일부(統一部) (Tong'ilbu, “the South Korean Ministry of Unification”)
• 통일신라(統一新羅) (Tong'ilsilla, “Unified Silla”)
• 통일(統一)하다 (tong'ilhada, “to unify”)
• 통일(統一)되다 (tong'ildoeda, “to be unified”)