야근

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 夜勤.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yageun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yageun
McCune–Reischauer?	yagŭn
Yale Romanization?	yākun

Noun

야근 • (yageun) (hanja 夜勤)

1. night overtime, night shift