서구

Korean

Etymology

Shortened form of 서구라파 (西歐羅巴, seogurapa, “Western Europe”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Seogu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Seogu
McCune–Reischauer?Sŏgu
Yale Romanization?sekwu

Proper noun

서구 • (Seogu) (hanja 西歐)

  1. Western Europe (a sociopolitical region in the west of Europe)
    Synonym: 서유럽 (seoyureop)
  2. (by extension) the West
    Synonym: 구미(歐美) (gumi)