범주

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 範疇, from 範 (“law”) + 疇 (“furrow”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beomju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beomju
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏmju
Yale Romanization?	pēmcwu

Noun

범주 • (beomju) (hanja 範疇)

1. category

   Synonym: 카테고리 (kategori)