경찰서

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 警察署 (police station)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋt͡ɕʰa̠ɭs͈ʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeongchalseo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeongchalseo
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngch'alssŏ
Yale Romanization?kyēngchalqse

Noun

경찰서 • (gyeongchalseo) (hanja 警察署)

  1. police station