검도

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 劍道.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)mdo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geomdo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geomdo
McCune–Reischauer?kŏmdo
Yale Romanization?kēmto

Noun

검도 • (geomdo) (hanja 劍道)

  1. kendo