국방

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 國防.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Gukbang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Gugbang
McCune–Reischauer?	Kukpang
Yale Romanization?	kwūkpang

Noun

국방 • (gukbang) (hanja 國防)

1. national defense

   국방부

   gukbangbu

   Ministry of National Defence; Ministry of Defence