한약

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 漢藥, from 漢 (“China”) + 藥 (“medicine”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hanyak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	han'yag
McCune–Reischauer?	hanyak
Yale Romanization?	hān.yak

Noun

한약 • (hanyak) (hanja 漢藥)

1. traditional Chinese medicine

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 韓藥, from 韓 (“Korea”) + 藥 (“medicine”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hanyak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	han'yag
McCune–Reischauer?	hanyak
Yale Romanization?	hān.yak

Noun

한약 • (hanyak) (hanja 韓藥)

1. traditional Korean medicine