암초

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 暗礁

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	amcho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	amcho
McCune–Reischauer?	amch'o
Yale Romanization?	āmcho

Noun

암초 • (amcho) (hanja 暗礁)

1. (submerged) reef