개념

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 槪念, from 槪 (“overall”) + 念 (“idea”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)ɲʌ̹m] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)ɲʌ̹m]
• Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)념/게(ː)념]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaenyeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaenyeom
McCune–Reischauer?	kaenyŏm
Yale Romanization?	kāynyem

Noun

개념 • (gaenyeom) (hanja 槪念)

1. (philosophy) concept; general idea