이해

Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 理解, from 理 (“rule”) + 解 (“interpretation”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)ɦɛ] ~ [ˈi(ː)ɦe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)해/이(ː)헤]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ihae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ihae
McCune–Reischauer?ihae
Yale Romanization?īhay

Noun

이해 • (ihae) (hanja 理解)

  1. understanding, comprehension of something

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