화학

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 化學 (“chemistry”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwahak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwahag
McCune–Reischauer?	hwahak
Yale Romanization?	hwāhak

Noun

화학 • (hwahak) (hanja 化學)

1. chemistry

Derived terms

• 화학 평형 (化學平衡, hwahak pyeonghyeong, “chemical equilibrium”)

Related terms

• 무기화학 (mugihwahak)
• 물리화학 (mullihwahak)
• 유기화학 (yugihwahak)