원주

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 圓周.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [wʌ̹ɲd͡ʑu]
• Phonetic hangul: [원주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wonju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wonju
McCune–Reischauer?	wŏnju
Yale Romanization?	wen.cwu

Noun

원주 • (wonju) (hanja 圓周)

1. circumference

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 圓柱.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [wʌ̹ɲd͡ʑu]
• Phonetic hangul: [원주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wonju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wonju
McCune–Reischauer?	wŏnju
Yale Romanization?	wen.cwu

Noun

원주 • (wonju) (hanja 圓柱)

1. cylinder

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 原州.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [wʌ̹ɲd͡ʑu]
• Phonetic hangul: [원주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Wonju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Wonju
McCune–Reischauer?	Wŏnju
Yale Romanization?	wen.cwu

Proper noun

원주 • (Wonju) (hanja 原州)

1. Wonju (a city in Gangwon Province, South Korea)