공산주의

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 共産主義, from 共産 (“collective production”) + 主義 (“doctrine”), Orthographic borrowing from Japanese, 共産主義(きょうさんしゅぎ) (kyōsanshugi).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋsʰa̠ɲd͡ʑuɰi] ~ [ˈko̞(ː)ŋsʰa̠ɲd͡ʑui]
• Phonetic hangul: [공(ː)산주의/공(ː)산주이]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gongsanjuui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gongsanjuui
McCune–Reischauer?	kongsanjuŭi
Yale Romanization?	kōngsan.cwuuy

Noun

공산주의 • (gongsanjuui) (hanja 共産主義)

1. communism

Derived terms

• 공산주의자 (共産主義者, gongsanjuuija, “communist”)

See also

• 반공 (反共, ban'gong, “anticommunist”)