Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 漢文

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)nmun]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hanmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hanmun
McCune–Reischauer?hanmun
Yale Romanization?hānmun

Noun

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한문 (hanmun) (hanja 漢文)

  1. Classical Chinese literature.
  2. Writing consisting only of Chinese characters.