우주

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 宇宙 (“space, universe”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	uju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	uju
McCune–Reischauer?	uju
Yale Romanization?	wūcwu

Noun

우주 • (uju) (hanja 宇宙)

1. space; outer space
2. the universe

See also

• 공간(空間) (gonggan, “physical space”)