고국

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 故國

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	goguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gogug
McCune–Reischauer?	koguk
Yale Romanization?	kōkwuk

Noun

고국 • (goguk) (hanja 故國)

1. homeland