근무

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 勤務 (“duty, service”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geunmu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geunmu
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭnmu
Yale Romanization?	kūnmu

Noun

근무 • (geunmu) (hanja 勤務)

1. work, duty, service (at a company), etc.