욱일기

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 旭日旗, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 旭日旗(きょくじつき) (kyokujitsuki).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)ɡiɭɡi]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?ugilgi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?ug'ilgi
    McCune–Reischauer?ugilgi
    Yale Romanization?wūk.il.ki

    Noun

    욱일기 • (ugilgi) (hanja 旭日旗)

    1. Rising Sun Flag