한도

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 限度

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hando
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hando
McCune–Reischauer?	hando
Yale Romanization?	hānto

Noun

한도 • (hando) (hanja 限度)

1. limit; cap; ceiling

   그 은행은 최근에 내 여신 한도를 삭감했다.

   geu eunhaeng'eun choegeune nae yeosin handoreul sakgamhaetda.

   That bank cut my line of credit recently.

References

• 한도 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.