자외선

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 紫外線, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 紫外線(しがいせん) (shigaisen)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)we̞sʰʌ̹n] ~ [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ø̞sʰʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [자(ː)웨선/자(ː)외선]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jaoeseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jaoeseon
McCune–Reischauer?	chaoesŏn
Yale Romanization?	cāoysen

Noun

자외선 • (jaoeseon) (hanja 紫外線)

1. ultraviolet radiation

See also

• 적외선 (jeogoeseon)