은행

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯnɦɛŋ] ~ [ɯnɦe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [은행/은헹]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eunhaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eunhaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭnhaeng
Yale Romanization?	un.hayng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 銀行, from 銀 (“cash”) + 行 (“place for transaction”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 銀行(ぎんこう) (ginkō).

Noun

은행 • (eunhaeng) (hanja 銀行)

1. a bank (financial institution)

   은행에 계좌를 가지고 있다.

   eunhaeng-e gyejwa-reul gajigo itda.

   to keep one's account at the bank

Derived terms

• 은행가 (銀行家, eunhaengga, “banker”)
• 중앙은행 (中央銀行, jung'ang'eunhaeng, “central bank”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 銀杏, from 銀 (“silver”) + 杏 (“apricot”).

Noun

은행 • (eunhaeng) (hanja 銀杏)

1. a ginkgo fruit

Derived terms

• 은행나무 (銀杏—, eunhaengnamu, “ginkgo tree”)