우주

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 宇宙 (“space, universe”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)d͡ʑu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [우(ː)주]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?uju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?uju
McCune–Reischauer?uju
Yale Romanization?wūcwu

Noun

우주 • (uju) (hanja 宇宙)

  1. space; outer space
  2. the universe

See also
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