경찰서

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 警察署 (“police station”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeongchalseo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeongchalseo
McCune–Reischauer?	kyŏngch'alssŏ
Yale Romanization?	kyēngchalqse

Noun

경찰서 • (gyeongchalseo) (hanja 警察署)

1. police station