Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 海岸 (seacoast, seashore)

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)a̠n] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)a̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haean
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haean
McCune–Reischauer?haean
Yale Romanization?hāy.an

Noun edit

해안 (haean) (hanja 海岸)

  1. seacoast, seashore