해방

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 解放

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haebang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haebang
McCune–Reischauer?	haebang
Yale Romanization?	hāypang

Noun

해방 • (haebang) (hanja 解放)

1. liberation; independence

Derived terms

• 해방하다 (解放—, haebanghada)
• 해방되다 (解放—, haebangdoeda)
• 해방둥이 (解放—, haebangdung'i)
• 자유해방 (自由解放, jayuhaebang)