Romanization Rules

Korean Romanization and Word Division Guides

Please read the ALA-LC Romanization Table for Korean for transliteration and word division rules in the web address provided below. Refer to Appendix 7 on page 62 for the general application.

https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/korean.pdf

See also: 

  • ALA-LC Romanization Table 에 의한 한글 로마자 표기 용례 사전 / 이영기 편저.

Compiled by Yi Yŏng-gi, a senior cataloguer of the Library of Congress, this dictionary provides Korean romanization examples according to the ALA-LC Romanization table as well as the Korean Romanization used by the Republic of Korea. 

https://librarysearch.library.utoronto.ca/permalink/01UTORONTO_INST/14bjeso/alma991106005467006196

  • Korean Romanization and Word Division Guides (Basic Guide) (PDF)

  • Tutorial on How to Use the Korean Romanization & Word Division (Basic Guide) (PDF)

  • Korean Romanization System & Word Division (Advanced Guide) (PDF)

  • Tutorial on Using Korean Romanization to Search in the UofT Library Catalogue (PDF)

  • Highlights of Revised Korean Romanization and Word Division (PDF)

  • Korean Studies LibGuide