도구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 道具 (“instrument, tool, kit”)

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ɡu]
Phonetic hangul: [도(ː)구]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	dogu
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	dogu
McCune–Reischauer^?	togu
Yale Romanization^?	tōkwu

Noun

도구 • (dogu) (hanja 道具)

instrument, tool, kit

Further reading

도구 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.

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