근처

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 近處, from 近 (“near, close”) + 處 (“place, locale”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [근(ː)처]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geuncheo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geuncheo
McCune–Reischauer?kŭnch'ŏ
Yale Romanization?kūn.che

Noun

근처 • (geuncheo) (hanja 近處)

  1. neighborhood; vicinity; the nearby area
    이 근처에 수퍼마켓이 있을까?
    i geuncheoe supeomakesi isseulkka?
    Is there a supermarket near here?
    • 2016, VOA Learning English‎, archived from the original on 18 September 2017:
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