해군

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海軍, from 海 (“sea, ocean”) + 軍 (“military”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haegun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haegun
McCune–Reischauer?	haegun
Yale Romanization?	hāykwun

Noun

해군 • (haegun) (hanja 海軍)

1. navy