해초

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海草 (“seagrass”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haecho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haecho
McCune–Reischauer?	haech'o
Yale Romanization?	hāy.cho

Noun

해초 • (haecho) (hanja 海草)

1. seagrass