서구

Korean

Etymology

Shortened form of 서구라파 (西歐羅巴, seogurapa, “Western Europe”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ɡu]
• Phonetic hangul: [서구]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Seogu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Seogu
McCune–Reischauer?	Sŏgu
Yale Romanization?	sekwu

Proper noun

서구 • (Seogu) (hanja 西歐)

1. Western Europe.

   Synonym: 서유럽 (seoyureop)

2. (by extension) the West.

   Synonym: 구미(歐美) (gumi)