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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 建築 (“architecture; construction”), from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 建築 (kenchiku).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | geonchuk |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geonchug |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kŏnch'uk |
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| Yale Romanization? | kēn.chwuk |
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Noun
건축 • (geonchuk) (hanja 建築)
- architecture; construction
Derived terms
- 건축가 (建築家, geonchukga)
- 건축하다 (建築—, geonchukhada, “to construct”)