최근

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 最近, from 最 (“most”) + 近 (“closeness”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈt͡ɕʰwe̞ːɡɯn] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰø̞ːɡɯn]
  • Phonetic Hangul[췌:근/최:근]
Revised Romanization? choegeun
Revised Romanization (translit.)? choegeun
McCune–Reischauer? ch'oegŭn
Yale Romanization? chōykun

Noun

최근 • (choegeun) (hanja 最近)

  1. recent time
    • 최근 이 주 동안에 ― choegeun i ju dong-ane ― for the last two week
  2. a close distance
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