경찰

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 警察, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 警察(けいさつ) (keisatsu).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋt͡ɕʰa̠ɭ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [경(ː)찰]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gyeongchal
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeongchal
    McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngch'al
    Yale Romanization?kyēngchal

    Noun

    경찰 • (gyeongchal) (hanja 警察)

    1. police; policing
    2. a police officer
      Synonym: 경찰관(警察官) (gyeongchalgwan)
      아니야, 경찰들은 민중들을 위해 존재해.
      Aniya, gyeongchal-deur-eun minjun-gdeur-eul wihae jonjaehae.
      No, the police exists for the people.

    Derived terms

    See also

    • 순찰 (巡察, sunchal, “patrol”)
    • 순경 (巡警, sun'gyeong, “police constable”)
    • 헌병 (憲兵, heonbyeong, “military police”)
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