귀국

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 歸國, from 歸 (“return”) + 國 (“country”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɥi(ː)ɡuk̚] ~ [ˈky(ː)ɡuk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [귀(ː)국]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwiguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwigug
McCune–Reischauer?	kwiguk
Yale Romanization?	kwīkwuk

Noun

귀국 • (gwiguk) (hanja 歸國)

1. homecoming, returning to one's country

Derived terms

• 귀국하다 (歸國—, gwigukhada)