불법

불법

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 不法, from 不 (“not”) + 法 (“law”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[puɭbʌ̹p̚]
• Phonetic Hangul[불법]

Revised Romanization? bulbeop Revised Romanization (translit.)? bulbeob McCune–Reischauer? pulbŏp Yale Romanization? pulpep

Noun

불법 • (bulbeop) (hanja 不法)

1. illegality; the illegal

Usage notes

• Like many Korean nouns, this word is often used as a determiner to modify another noun directly, as for example in 불법행위 (bulbeophaeng-wi, “illegal activity”).

Derived terms

• 불법적 (bulbeopjeok, “illegal”)