광장

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 廣場 (“square, plaza”), from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 広(ひろ)場(ば) (hiroba, “square, plaza”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)ŋd͡ʑa̠ŋ]

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• Phonetic hangul: [광(ː)장]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwangjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwangjang
McCune–Reischauer?	kwangjang
Yale Romanization?	kwāngcang

Noun

광장 • (gwangjang) (hanja 廣場)

1. square, plaza