검문소

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 檢問所.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geommunso
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geommunso
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏmmunso
Yale Romanization?	kēmmunso

Noun

검문소 • (geommunso) (hanja 檢問所)

1. checkpoint

Synonyms

• 체크포인트 (chekeupointeu)