횡단

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 橫斷 (“to cross, transverse”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwe̞ŋda̠n] ~ [hø̞ŋda̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [휑단/횡단]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hoengdan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hoengdan
McCune–Reischauer?	hoengdan
Yale Romanization?	hoyngtan

Noun

횡단 • (hoengdan) (hanja 橫斷)

1. crossing, transversal

   남북횡단열차 ― Nambukhoengdanyeolcha ― a train crossing between North and South [Korea]

Derived terms

• 횡단(橫斷)하다 (hoengdanhada, “to cross, traverse”)
• 횡단로(橫斷路) (hoengdallo, “shortcut”)
• 횡단보도(橫斷步道) (hoengdanbodo, “crosswalk, crossing”)
• 횡단선(橫斷線) (hoengdanseon, “transversal line”)
• 횡단육교(橫斷陸橋) (hoengdanyukgyo, “pedestrian bridge”)