귀환

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 歸還, from 歸 (“return”) + 還 (“return”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɥi(ː)βwa̠n] ~ [ˈky(ː)βwa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [귀(ː)환]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwihwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwihwan
McCune–Reischauer?	kwihwan
Yale Romanization?	kwīhwan

Noun

귀환 • (gwihwan) (hanja 歸還)

1. return home

Derived terms

• 귀환(歸還)하다 (gwihwanhada, “to return home”)
• 귀환비행(歸還飛行) (gwihwanbihaeng, “a return flight”)
• 귀환 불능 지점(歸還不能地點) (gwihwan bulleung jijeom, “point of no return”)