근면

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 勤勉.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)nmjʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [근(ː)면]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geunmyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geunmyeon
McCune–Reischauer?kŭnmyŏn
Yale Romanization?kūnmyen

Noun

근면 • (geunmyeon) (hanja 勤勉)

  1. diligence; industry
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