고해

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 告解.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ɦɛ] ~ [ˈko̞(ː)ɦe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)해/고(ː)헤]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gohae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gohae
McCune–Reischauer?	kohae
Yale Romanization?	kōhay

Noun

고해 • (gohae) (hanja 告解)

1. (Christianity) confession

Derived terms

• 고해실 (告解室, gohaesil, “confession booth”)