활발

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 活潑 (“liveliness; briskness; sprightliness”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠ɭba̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [활발]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwalbal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwalbal
McCune–Reischauer?	hwalbal
Yale Romanization?	hwal.pal

Noun

활발 • (hwalbal) (hanja 活潑)

1. liveliness; briskness; sprightliness