이해

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 理解, from 理 (“rule”) + 解 (“interpretation”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)ɦɛ] ~ [ˈi(ː)ɦe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)해/이(ː)헤]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ihae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ihae
McCune–Reischauer?ihae
Yale Romanization?īhay

Noun

South Korean
Standard Language 		이해(理解) (ihae)
North Korean
Standard Language 		리해(理解) (rihae)

이해 • (ihae) (hanja 理解)

  1. understanding, comprehension of something
    열심히 공부했지만 잘 이해가 되지 않았어요.
    Yeolsimhi gongbuhaetjiman jal ihae-ga doeji anasseoyo.
    I studied hard, but I couldn't understand it well.

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