보험

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 保險 (“insurance”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	boheom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	boheom
McCune–Reischauer?	pohŏm
Yale Romanization?	pōhem

Noun

보험 • (boheom) (hanja 保險)

1. insurance