통일

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 統一, from 統 (“combining”) + 一 (“one”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰo̞(ː)ŋiɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [통(ː)일]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tong'il
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tong'il
McCune–Reischauer?t'ongil
Yale Romanization?thōngil

Noun

통일 • (tong'il) (hanja 統一)

  1. unification or reunification

Derived terms

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