개량

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 改良 (“improvement”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)ɾja̠ŋ] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)ɾja̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)량/게(ː)량]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaeryang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaelyang
McCune–Reischauer?	kaeryang
Yale Romanization?	kāylyang

Noun

개량 • (gaeryang) (hanja 改良)

1. improvement

Derived terms

• 개량하다 (改良하다, gaeryanghada, “improve”)
• 개량주의 (改良主義, gaeryangjuui, “reformism”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 改量 (“remeasurement”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)ɾja̠ŋ] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)ɾja̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)량/게(ː)량]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaeryang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaelyang
McCune–Reischauer?	kaeryang
Yale Romanization?	kāylyang

Noun

개량 • (gaeryang) (hanja 改量)

1. remeasurement