항암

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 抗癌.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hang'am
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hang'am
McCune–Reischauer?	hangam
Yale Romanization?	hāngam

Noun

항암 • (hang'am) (hanja 抗癌)

1. being anticancer (treating cancer)