해저

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海底, from 海 (“sea”) + 底 (“bottom”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)저/헤(ː)저]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haejeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haejeo
McCune–Reischauer?	haejŏ
Yale Romanization?	hāyce

Noun

해저 • (haejeo) (hanja 海底)

1. the bottom of the sea; seafloor

Antonyms

• 해상 (海上, haesang)