국방

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 國防.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈku(ː)k̚p͈a̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Gukbang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gugbang
McCune–Reischauer?Kukpang
Yale Romanization?kwūkpang

Noun

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국방 (gukbang) (hanja 國防)

  1. national defense
    국방
    gukbangbu
    Ministry of National Defence; Ministry of Defence