간선도로

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 간선(幹線) (ganseon, “main line”) + 도로(道路) (doro, “road”). Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 幹(かん)線(せん)道(どう)路(ろ) (kansendōro).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠nsʰʌ̹n to̞(ː)ɾo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [간선 도(ː)로]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ganseon doro
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ganseon dolo
McCune–Reischauer?	kansŏn toro
Yale Romanization?	kansen tōlo

Noun

간선도로 • (ganseondoro) (hanja 幹線道路)

1. main road, main thoroughfare, artery, arterial road, trunk road