후궁

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 後宮, from 後 (“behind, within”) + 宮 (“palace”). See also Japanese 後宮 (kōkyū).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸʷu(ː)ɡuŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [후(ː)궁]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hugung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hugung
McCune–Reischauer?hugung
Yale Romanization?hwūkwung

Noun

후궁 • (hugung) (hanja 後宮)

  1. imperial concubine
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