근접

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 近接

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geunjeop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geunjeob
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭnjŏp
Yale Romanization?	kūn.cep

Noun

근접 • (geunjeop) (hanja 近接)

1. proximity; closeness; nearness

Derived terms

• 근접하다 (近接—, geunjeophada, “to come close to; to draw near to”)