보전

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 保全.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bojeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bojeon
McCune–Reischauer?	pojŏn
Yale Romanization?	pōcen

Noun

보전 • (bojeon) (hanja 保全)

1. preservation; conservation

Derived terms

• 보전하다 (保全—, bojeonhada)