일본

Jeju

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 日本, cognate with mainland Korean 일본 (ilbon).

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽ilpon⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [iɭbon]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ilbon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ilbon
Yale Romanization?ilpwon

Proper noun

일본 (ilbon)

  1. Japan (a country and archipelago of East Asia)

Synonyms

References

  • 일본” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 日本.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Ilbon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Ilbon
McCune–Reischauer?Ilbon
Yale Romanization?il.pon

Proper noun

일본 • (Ilbon) (hanja 日本)

  1. Japan (a country and archipelago of East Asia)
    일본 사람
    ilbon saram
    Japanese people; a Japanese person

Coordinate terms

countries in Asia: 아시아 나라 (asia-ui nara) (appendix)edit

See also