부근

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 附近 (“neighborhood, environs, vicinity”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bugeun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bugeun
McCune–Reischauer?	pugŭn
Yale Romanization?	pūkun

Noun

부근 • (bugeun) (hanja 附近)

1. neighborhood, environs, vicinity