{"id":239,"date":"2025-06-26T01:05:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T01:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/korean\/?page_id=239"},"modified":"2025-06-26T01:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T01:05:35","slug":"romanization","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/korean\/romanization\/","title":{"rendered":"Romanization"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Romanization<\/h2>\n<p>Romanization is converting Korean-specific expressions the way they are under the rules established by the Korean-English pronunciation agreement. There are several tools and guidebooks available to anyone willing to learn how to properly romanize Korean alphabet established by various entities below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pulibrary\/K-Romanizer\">Romanizer tool<\/a><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This tool converts Hangul alphabet into Roman alphabet. It is a Windows application for ALA-LC Korean romanization.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.korean.go.kr\/front_eng\/roman\/roman_01.do\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Korean government resource<\/span><\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/catdir\/cpso\/romanization\/korean.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Korean government-produced PDF file for romanization rules<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/unstats.un.org\/unsd\/geoinfo\/UNGEGN\/docs\/10th-uncsgn-docs\/crp\/E_Conf.101_CRP15_Rules%20of%20Latin%20Alphabetic%20Transcription%20of%20Korean.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Korean rules (PDF)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>McCune-Reischauer Romanization System<\/p>\n<table class=\"table table-striped table-bordered table-responsive\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">\ubaa8\uc74c<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Roman<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\uc790\uc74c<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Initial<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Medial<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Final<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u314f<\/td>\n<td>a<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u3131<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>k<\/td>\n<td>k,<br \/>\ng (between vowels and after m, n, ng, l),<br \/>\nng (before m, n, l)<\/td>\n<td>k<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u3151<\/td>\n<td>ya<\/td>\n<td>\u3134<\/td>\n<td>n<\/td>\n<td>n,<br \/>\nl (when preceded or followed by l)<\/td>\n<td>n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u3153<\/td>\n<td>\u014f<\/td>\n<td>\u3137<\/td>\n<td>t<\/td>\n<td>t,<br \/>\nd (between vowels and after m, n, ng)<\/td>\n<td>t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u3155<\/td>\n<td>y<em>\u014f<\/em><\/td>\n<td>\u3139<\/td>\n<td>n<\/td>\n<td>r (between vowels),<br \/>\nl (before all other consonants and after n, l),<br \/>\nn (after other consonants)<\/td>\n<td>l<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u3157<\/td>\n<td>o<\/td>\n<td>\u3141<\/td>\n<td>m<\/td>\n<td>m<\/td>\n<td>m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u315b<\/td>\n<td>yo<\/td>\n<td>\u3142<\/td>\n<td>p<\/td>\n<td>b (between vowels and after m, n, ng, l),<br \/>\nm (before m, n, l),<br \/>\np (before and after all other consonants)<\/td>\n<td>p<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u315c<\/td>\n<td>u<\/td>\n<td>\u3145<\/td>\n<td>s,<br \/>\nsh (before wi)<\/td>\n<td>s,<br \/>\nsh (before wi),<br \/>\nn (before m, n, l)<\/td>\n<td>t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u3160<\/td>\n<td>yu<\/td>\n<td>\u3147<\/td>\n<td>Not romanized<\/td>\n<td>Not romanized,<br \/>\nng (as syllabic final)<\/td>\n<td>ng<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u3161<\/td>\n<td>\u016d<\/td>\n<td>\u3148<\/td>\n<td>ch<\/td>\n<td>j (between vowels, and after m, n, ng)<br \/>\nch (after all other consnants)<\/td>\n<td>t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u3163<\/td>\n<td>i<\/td>\n<td>\u314a<\/td>\n<td>ch&#8217;<\/td>\n<td>ch&#8217;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u3150<\/td>\n<td>ae<\/td>\n<td>\u314b<\/td>\n<td>k&#8217;<\/td>\n<td>k&#8217;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u3152<\/td>\n<td>yae<\/td>\n<td>\u314c<\/td>\n<td>t&#8217;<\/td>\n<td>t&#8217;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u3154<\/td>\n<td>e<\/td>\n<td>\u314d<\/td>\n<td>p&#8217;<\/td>\n<td>p&#8217;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u3156<\/td>\n<td>ye<\/td>\n<td>\u314e<\/td>\n<td>h<\/td>\n<td>h<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u315a<\/td>\n<td>oe<\/td>\n<td>\u3132<\/td>\n<td>kk<\/td>\n<td>kk<\/td>\n<td>kk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u315f<\/td>\n<td>wi<\/td>\n<td>\u3138<\/td>\n<td>tt<\/td>\n<td>tt<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u3162<\/td>\n<td>\u016di<\/td>\n<td>\u3143<\/td>\n<td>pp<\/td>\n<td>pp<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u3158<\/td>\n<td>wa<\/td>\n<td>\u3146<\/td>\n<td>ss<\/td>\n<td>ss<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u3159<\/td>\n<td>wae<\/td>\n<td>\u3149<\/td>\n<td>tch<\/td>\n<td>tch<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u315d<\/td>\n<td>w\u014f<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u315e<\/td>\n<td>we<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romanization Romanization is converting Korean-specific expressions the way they are under the rules established by the Korean-English pronunciation agreement. There are several tools and guidebooks available to anyone willing to learn how to properly romanize Korean alphabet established by various entities below. Romanizer tool This tool converts Hangul alphabet into Roman alphabet. 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