| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | busan |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | busan |
| McCune–Reischauer? | pusan |
| Yale Romanization? | pusan |
Sino-Korean word from釜山, from釜(“phonogramic character”) +山(“mountain”). In the fifteenth century, the place name was written부산 (富山,Busan), with a different character to represent the presumably native elementbu-, of unclear meaning.
부산• (busan)
