한학

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 漢學 (“Sinology”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hanhak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hanhag
McCune–Reischauer?	hanhak
Yale Romanization?	hān.hak

Noun

한학 • (hanhak) (hanja 漢學)

1. Classical Chinese learning; study of the ancient Chinese classics

   그는 한학을 배운 베트남의 마지막 세대에 속했다.

   Geu-neun hanhag-eul bae'un beteunam-ui majimak sedae-e sokhaetda.

   He belonged to the last generation of Vietnam that had been schooled in the ancient Chinese classics.

2. (historical) Han school of classical Chinese (i.e. study of classical Chinese during the Han dynasty)