해석학

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 解釋學, from 解釋 (“interpretation”) + 學 (“-logy”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)sʰʌ̹kʰa̠k̚] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)sʰʌ̹kʰa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)서칵/헤(ː)서칵]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haeseokhak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haeseoghag
McCune–Reischauer?	haesŏkhak
Yale Romanization?	hāysek.hak

Noun

해석학 • (haeseokhak) (hanja 解釋學)

1. hermeneutics