방사선

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 放射線.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)ŋsʰa̠sʰʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [방(ː)사선]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bangsaseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bangsaseon
McCune–Reischauer?	pangsasŏn
Yale Romanization?	pāngsasen

Noun

방사선 • (bangsaseon) (hanja 放射線)

1. radiation

Derived terms

• 방사선촬영 (放射線撮影, bangsaseonchwaryeong, “radiography”)
• 방사선학 (放射線學, bangsaseonhak, “radiology”)

See also

• 방사능 (bangsaneung)
• 방사능비 (bangsaneungbi)
• 피폭 (pipok)
• 방사능전 (bangsaneungjeon)
• 방사능진 (bangsaneungjin)
• 낙진 (nakjin)