후손

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 後 (“descendant”) + 孫 (“descendant”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	huson
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	huson
McCune–Reischauer?	huson
Yale Romanization?	hwūson

Noun

후손 • (huson) (hanja 後孫)

1. descendant; posterity; future generation