상원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 上院

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sang'won
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sang'won
McCune–Reischauer?	sangwŏn
Yale Romanization?	sāngwen

Noun

상원 • (sang'won) (hanja 上院)

1. senate; upper house