헌혈

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 獻血, from 獻 (“offer”) + 血 (“blood”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	heonhyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	heonhyeol
McCune–Reischauer?	hŏnhyŏl
Yale Romanization?	hēn.hyel

Noun

헌혈 • (heonhyeol) (hanja 獻血)

1. (hematology) blood donation

Derived terms

• 헌혈(獻血)하다 (heonhyeolhada, “to donate blood”)