건물

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 建物, from 建 (“to construct”) + 物 (“thing, object”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 建(たて)物(もの) (tatemono).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)nmuɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [건(ː)물]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geonmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geonmul
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏnmul
Yale Romanization?	kēnmul

Noun

건물 • (geonmul) (hanja 建物)

1. building, construction, edifice

   그 건물은 보수가 몹시 필요한 상태이다.

   Geu geonmur-eun bosu-ga mopsi piryohan sangtae-ida.

   The building is badly in need of repair.