주택

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 住宅, from 住 (“living”) + 宅 (“house”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)tʰɛk̚] ~ [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)tʰe̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [주(ː)택/주(ː)텍]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jutaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jutaeg
McCune–Reischauer?	chut'aek
Yale Romanization?	cwū.thayk

Noun

주택 • (jutaek) (hanja 住宅)

1. A residential building.

Derived terms

• 단독주택 (單獨住宅, dandokjutaek, “single-family home”)