Korean Romanization

Revised Romanization of Korean (국어의 로마자 표기법) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. It was developed by the National Academy of the Korean Language from 1995 and was released to the public on 7 July 2000.

Vowels are transcribed as follows :

  • Simple vowels

aeooueuiaeeoewi
  • Diphtongs

yayeoyoyuyaeyewawaewowe

Note 1: 'ㅢ' is transcribed as ui, although being pronounced as 'ㅣ'.
Note 2: Long vowels are not reflected in transcription.

Consonants are transcribed as follows :

  • Plosives (stops)

g, kkkkd, ttttb, pppp
  • Affricates

jjjch
  • Nasals

nmng
  • Fricatives

sssh
  • Liquids

r, l

Note 1: The sounds ㄱ, ㄷ, and ㅂ are transcribed respectively as g, d, and b before a vowel; they are transcribed as k, t, and p when they appear before another consonant or as the last sound of a word. (They are transcribed as pronunciation in [ ].)

구미Gumi영동Yeongdong백암Baegam
옥천Okcheon합덕Hapdeok호법Hobeop
월곶[월곧]Wolgot벚꽃[벋꼳]beotkkot한밭[한받]Hanbat

Note 2: ㄹ is transcribed as r before a vowel, and as l before a consonant or at the end of a word: ㄹㄹ is transcribed as ll.

구리Guri설악Seorak
칠곡Chilgok임실Imsil
울릉Ulleung대관령[대괄령]Daegwallyeong

Administrative units such as 도, 시, 군, 구, 읍, 면, 리, 동, and 가 are transcribed respectively as do, si, gun, gu, eup, myeon, ri, dong, and ga, and are preceded by a hyphen. Assimilated sound changes before and after the hyphen are not transcribed.

충청북도Chungcheongbuk-do제주도Jeju-do의정부시Uijeongbu-si
양주군Yangju-gun도봉구Dobong-gu신창읍Sinchang-eup
삼죽면Samjuk-myeon인왕리Inwang-ri당산동Dangsan-dong
봉천1동Bongcheon 1(il) -dong종로 2가Jongno 2(i) -ga퇴계로 3가Toegyero 3(sam) -ga

Names of geographic features, cultural properties, and man-made structures may be written without hyphens.

남산Namsan속리산Songnisan금강Geumgang
독도Dokdo경복궁Gyeongbokgung무량수전Muryangsujeon
연화교Yeonhwagyo극락전Geungnakjeon안압지Anapji
남한산성Namhansanseong화랑대Hwarangdae불국사Bulguksa
현충사Hyeonchungsa독립문Dongnimmun오죽헌Ojukheon
촉석루Chokseongnu종묘Jongmyo다보탑Dabotap

List of Korean surnames

HangulHanjaRevised RomanizationMcCune–ReischauerMDL
AAA
AeAeAe
安, 顔, 案AnAnAn
裵, 輩, 培, 背, 配BaePaeBae
白, 百, 伯, 柏BaekPaekBaek
朴, 博BakPakPark
潘, 班BanPanBan
方, 房, 龐, 邦, 防, 旁, 芳BangPangBang
范, 範BeomPŏmBeom
BeonPŏnBeon
BiPiBi
賓, 彬, 賔, 濱, 貧BinPinBin
BingPingBing
寶, 保, 甫BoPoBo
BokPokBok
奉, 鳳BongPongBong
夫, 付, 傅, 富BuPuBu
卞, 邊, 變ByeonPyŏnByeon
車, 次ChaCh'aCha
蔡, 菜, 采ChaeCh'aeChae
昌, 倉ChangCh'angChang
千, 天, 川CheonCh'ŏnCheon
楚, 初ChoCh'oCho
崔, 催, 寉, 最ChoeCh'oeChoi
ChongCh'ongChong
秋, 鄒ChuCh'uChu
DaTaDa
大, 代, 戴DaeTaeDae
DamTamDam
段, 單DanTanDan
DangTangDang
滕, 鄧DeungTŭngDeung
등정藤井DeungjeongTŭngjŏngDeungjeong
都, 陶, 道, 到, 度, 桃, 覩DoToDo
DokTokDok
독고獨孤DokgoTokkoDokgo
DonTonDon
董, 蕫, 童, 東, 薫DongTongDong
동방東方DongbangTongbangDongbang
DuTuDu
魚, 漁EoŎEo
어금魚金EogeumŎgŭmEogeum
嚴, 儼, 严, 㘙EomŎmUm
EumŬmEum
殷, 銀, 恩, 慇EunŬnEun
賈, 價GaKaGa
GalKalGal
GamKamKam
簡, 間GanKanKan
姜, 康, 強, 江, 剛, 㝩GangKangKang
琴, 金, 芩, 禁GeumKŭmGeum
GeunKŭnGeun
奇, 寄, 箕, 紀GiKiKi
GilKilGil
金, 钅GimKimKim
高, 顧GoKoKo
曲, 谷GokKokKok
孔, 公GongKongKong
具, 丘, 邱, 仇GuKuKoo
鞠, 鞫, 菊, 國, 麴GukKukKook
弓, 宮GungKungGung
郭, 廓, 槨GwakKwakKwak
關, 管GwanKwanGwan
GwokKwŏkKwok
權, 勸, 㩲, 券GwonKwŏnKwon
桂, 季GyeKyeKye
甄, 堅GyeonKyŏnKyeon
慶, 景, 京, 耿GyeongKyŏngKyung
橋, 喬GyoKyoKyo
河, 夏, 何, 賀, 荷HaHaHa
海, 解HaeHaeHae
HakHakHak
HamHamHam
韓, 漢, 汗, 恨HanHanHan
許, 许HeoHeo
扈, 胡, 鎬, 虎, 湖HoHoHo
洪, 烘, 䜤, 弘, 㤨, 哄, 紅HongHongHong
侯, 候, 后HuHuHu
HwaHwaHwa
黃, 皇, 潢, 荒, 晃, 煌, 簧HwangHwangHwang
황보皇甫, 黃甫HwangboHwangboHwangbo
황목荒木HwangmokHwangmokHwangmok
玄, 賢HyeonHyŏnHyun
邢, 刑, 形HyeongHyŏngHyung
李, 異, 伊, 利, 怡, 㛅IILee
林, 任, 壬, 恁ImImIm
InInIn
JaChaJa
張, 蔣, 章, 莊, 長, 將, 藏, 場, 裝, 臧, 葬, 壯, 庄, 张, 漿JangChangJang
諸, 齊JeCheJe
제갈諸葛, 諸, 諸曷, 諸渴JegalChegalJegal
JeomChŏmJeom
全, 田, 錢, 戰JeonChŏnJeon
鄭, 丁, 程, 政, 桯, 定, 正, 情JeongChŏngJung
增, 曾JeungChŭngJeung
池, 智, 地, 遲JiChiJi
陳, 秦, 晋, 陣, 眞, 蔯, 進, 珍, 䄅, 陈JinChinJin
趙, 曺, 調, 造, 赵, 刁, 朝JoChoCho
鍾, 宗JongChongJong
朱, 周, 主, 珠, 株JuChuJu
左, 佐JwaChwaJwa
馬, 麻MaMaMa
MaeMaeMae
MaengMaengMaeng
ManManMan
망절網切MangjeolMangjŏlMangjul
MiMiMi
閔, 民, 敏, 珉, 悶, 旻MinMinMin
牟, 毛, 慕MoMoMo
睦, 穆MokMokMok
MuMuMu
무본武本MubonMubonMubon
MukMukMuk
文, 門MunMunMoon
MyeongMyŏngMyung
MyoMyoMyo
羅, 蘿, 邏, 罗, 那NaNaNa
乃, 奈NaeNaeNae
南, 男NamNamNam
남궁南宮, 南宫NamgungNamgungNamgung
NanNanNan
NangNangNang
盧, 魯, 蘆, 路, 虜, 卢, 努NoNoNo
NoeNoeNoe
吳, 伍, 吾, 五, 晤OOO
OkOkOk
OnOnOn
邕, 雍OngOngOng
PaengP'aengPaeng
PanP'anPan
PiP'iPi
弼, 畢PilP'ilPil
PoP'oPo
PungP'ungPung
PyeonP'yŏnPyeon
PyeongP'yŏngPyeong
表, 俵PyoP'yoPyo
羅, 蘿, 邏RaRaRa
RanRanRan
RangRangRang
RiRiRi
RimRimRim
路, 魯, 盧RoRoRo
RoeRoeRoe
RyeoRyŏRyeo
柳, 劉, 㧕RyuRyuRyu
史, 司, 謝, 舍, 沙SaSaSa
사공司空, 司公SagongSagongSagong
森, 杉SamSamSam
SanSanSan
尙, 常, 尚, 商SangSangSang
徐, 俆, 西, 書, 緖SeoSeo
石, 昔, 釋, 席SeokSŏkSeok
薛, 偰, 楔, 辥, 雪, 卨SeolSŏlSeol
서문西門, 西問SeomunSŏmunSeomun
宣, 鮮, 善SeonSŏnSeon
成, 盛, 宬, 星, 城SeongSŏngSeong
선우鮮于, 鮮宇, 蘚于, 鮮牛SeonuSŏnuSunwoo
SeopSŏpSeop
承, 昇SeungSŭngSeung
施, 柴, 時SiSiSi
沈, 沁, 深, 心SimSimSim
申, 辛, 愼, 莘, 新, 信, 伸SinSinSin
蘇, 邵, 肖, 蕭, 小, 卲, 所, 昭, 簫SoSoSo
孫, 遜, 損, 蓀SonSonSon
宋, 松, 送SongSongSong
隋, 水, 洙SuSuSu
荀, 筍, 舜, 淳, 順, 旬SunSunSun
太, 泰TaeT'aeTae
TakT'akTak
TanT'anTan
TangT'angTang
禹, 于, 寓, 宇, 愚, 牛, 偶, 遇, 尤UUWoo
雲, 芸UnUnWoon
WanWanWan
王, 汪WangWangWang
魏, 韋, 衛, 偉WiWiWi
元, 袁, 原, 阮, 苑, 院, 圓WonWŏnWon
YaYaYa
梁, 楊, 粱, 揚, 陽, 洋, 杨, 樑, 樣YangYangYang
芮, 禮, 倪, 藝YeYeYe
呂, 余, 黎YeoYeo
廉, 閻, 簾YeomYŏmYeom
延, 連, 燕, 涎YeonYŏnYeon
榮, 影YeongYŏngYeong
YeopYŏpYeop
YoYoYo
YongYongYong
柳, 劉, 兪, 庾, 枊, 杻, 有, 楡, 由, 裕YuYuYoo
YukYukYook
尹, 允, 潤YunYunYun

Historical surnames

These surnames are found in historical texts and are no longer in use today.

HangulHanjaRevised RomanizationMcCune–ReischauerMDL
고이古爾GoiKoiGoi
명림明臨MyeongnimMyŏngnimMyeongnim
MokMokMok
목협木劦MokhyeopMokhyŏpMokhyeop
BaekPaekBaek
부여扶餘BuyeoPuyŏBuyeo
사마司馬SamaSamaSama
소실少室SosilSosilSosil
수미首彌SumiSumiSumi
YeoYeo
YeonYŏnYeon
UUU
EulŬlEul
을지乙支EuljiŬlchiEulji
조미祖彌JomiChomiJomi
중실仲室JungsilChungsilJungsil
HyeopHyŏpHyeop
흑치黑齒HeukchiHŭkch'iHeukchi