해석

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 解釋 (“interpretation”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)sʰʌ̹k̚] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)sʰʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)석/헤(ː)석]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haeseok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haeseog
McCune–Reischauer?	haesŏk
Yale Romanization?	hāysek

Noun

해석 • (haeseok) (hanja 解釋)

1. interpretation