이점

Korean

Alternative forms

• 리점 (rijeom) (North Korea)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 利點.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ijeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ijeom
McCune–Reischauer?	ijŏm
Yale Romanization?	īcem

Noun

이점 • (ijeom) (hanja 利點)

1. advantage, merit, benefit