수도권

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 首都圈, from 首都 (capital) + (area), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sudogwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sudogwon
McCune–Reischauer?sudokwŏn
Yale Romanization?swutoqkwen

Noun

수도권 • (sudogwon) (hanja 首都圈)

  1. capital area, metropolitan area