영역

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 領域, from 領 (“control”) + 域 (“region”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋjʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [영역]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeong'yeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeong'yeog
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏngyŏk
Yale Romanization?	yengyek

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	영역(領域) (yeong'yeok)
North Korean Standard Language	령역(領域) (ryeong'yeok)

영역 • (yeong'yeok) (hanja 領域)

1. A sphere or field of activity or effect.
2. The territory of a nation.