예방

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 豫防 (“prevention”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yebang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yebang
McCune–Reischauer?	yebang
Yale Romanization?	yēypang

Noun

예방 • (yebang) (hanja 豫防)

1. prevention