근황

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 近況 (“news”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geunhwang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geunhwang
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭnhwang
Yale Romanization?	kūn.hwang

Noun

근황 • (geunhwang) (hanja 近況)

1. recent or current situation