현대화

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 現代化, from 現代 (“modern”) + 化 (“-ize”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈçɘ(ː)ndɛβwa̠] ~ [ˈçɘ(ː)nde̞βwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [현(ː)대화/현(ː)데화]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyeondaehwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyeondaehwa
McCune–Reischauer?	hyŏndaehwa
Yale Romanization?	hyēntayhwa

Noun

현대화 • (hyeondaehwa) (hanja 現代化)

1. modernization

Derived terms

• 현대화(現代化)하다 (hyeondaehwahada)
• 현대화(現代化)되다 (hyeondaehwadoeda)