간통

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 姦通

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ntʰo̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [간(ː)통]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gantong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gantong
McCune–Reischauer?kant'ong
Yale Romanization?kānthong

Noun

간통 • (gantong) (hanja 姦通)

  1. adultery
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