근대

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 近代

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)ndɛ] ~ [ˈkɯ(ː)nde̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [근(ː)대/근(ː)데]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geundae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geundae
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭndae
Yale Romanization?	kūntay

Noun

근대 • (geundae) (hanja 近代)

1. modern times

Coordinate terms

• 중세 (中世, jungse, “Middle Ages”)
• 고대 (古代, godae, “antiquity”)
• 현대 (現代, hyeondae, “contemporary times”)

Derived terms

• 근대국어 (近代國語, geundaegugeo, “Modern Korean”)