해안

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海岸 (“seacoast, seashore”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)a̠n] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)a̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)안/헤(ː)안]
  • 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

해안 • (haean) (hanja 海岸)

1. seacoast, seashore

Derived terms

• 해안경비대 (海岸警備隊, haean'gyeongbidae, “coast guard”)