이해

Korean

Alternative forms

• 리해 (rihae) (North Korea)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 理解, from 理 (“rule”) + 解 (“interpretation”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ihae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ihae
McCune–Reischauer?	ihae
Yale Romanization?	īhay

Noun

이해 • (ihae) (hanja 理解)

1. understanding, comprehension of something

Synonyms

• 요해 (yohae)

Derived terms

• 이해하다 (ihaehada)