전장

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 戰場 (“battlefield, battleground”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonjang
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnjang
Yale Romanization?	cēn.cang

Noun

전장 • (jeonjang) (hanja 戰場)

1. battlefield, battleground

Synonyms

• 싸움터 (ssaumteo)