검찰청

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 檢察廳 (“the public prosecutor's office”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)mt͡ɕʰa̠ʎt͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [검(ː)찰청]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?geomchalcheong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?geomchalcheong
    McCune–Reischauer?kŏmch'alch'ŏng
    Yale Romanization?kēmchalcheng

    Noun

    검찰청 • (geomchalcheong) (hanja 檢察廳)

    1. the public prosecutor's office
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