Korean word

로마자

Pronunciation

Romanizationromaja

Meaning

  • nounRoman alphabet

Example

이 주소를 로마자로 어떻게 쓰나요?i chu so reul ro ma ja ro eo tteo ke sseu na yo

How do you write this address in the Roman alphabet?

Illustration for 로마자 (Roman alphabet)

More examples

이름의 로마자 표기를 알려 주세요.i reu mui ro ma ja pyo gi reul al lyeo chu se yo

Please tell me the Roman-letter spelling of the name.

Core concept

Korean speech mapped into the Latin alphabet so its sounds can be written without Hangul.

Common phrases

  • 로마자 표기ro ma ja pyo gi

    Roman-letter spelling

  • 로마자 표기법ro ma ja pyo gi beop

    Romanization system

  • 로마자 입력ro ma ja im nyeok

    Roman-letter input

Similar words

로마자 표기romaja pyogi: A system for showing Korean pronunciation in the Latin alphabet.
알파벳 표기alpabet pyogi: Writing a word or character by using letters from an alphabet.

Definition in Korean

한국어를 라틴 알파벳으로 적은 글자나 그 표기 방식han gu geo reul ra tin al pa be seu ro cheo geun keul ja na keu pyo gi pang sik

Word origin

The word combines a name derived from Rome with a Sino-Korean element meaning letter or writing, reflecting the use of Roman letters for Korean.

Usage tips

  • Romanization is a spelling system for Korean sounds, not an English reading guide, so forms such as eo follow Korean conventions rather than English pronunciation.

Opposites

Related words

  • 로마자 표기법romaja pyogibeopRomanization systemnoun
  • 로마자 변환romaja pyeonhwanRoman-letter conversionnoun

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