비주얼 노벨

Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Japanese ビジュアルノベル (bijuaru noberu), ultimately from English visual + novel, but re-anglicized in Korean. Compare 라이트 노벨 (raiteu nobel, “light novel”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pid͡ʑuʌ̹ɭ no̞be̞ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ ]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bijueol nobel
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bijueol nobel
McCune–Reischauer?pijuŏl nobel
Yale Romanization?picwuel nopeyl

Noun

비주얼 노벨 • (bijueol nobel)

  1. visual novel (mainly Japanese genre of interactive fiction)