우체국

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 郵遞局, from 郵遞 (“sending by mail”) + 局 (“office”)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ucheguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?uchegug
McCune–Reischauer?uch'eguk
Yale Romanization?wu.cheykwuk

Noun

우체국 • (ucheguk) (hanja 郵遞局)

  1. (South Korea) post office
    Synonyms: (North Korea) 우편국(郵便局) (upyeon'guk), (China) 우정국(郵政局) (ujeongguk)
    우체국이 어디입니까?
    Uchegug-i eodi-imnikka?
    Where is the post-office?
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