일장기

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 日章旗, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 日章旗(にっしょうき) (nisshōki).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)ʎd͡ʑa̠ŋɡi]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Iljanggi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Iljanggi
    McCune–Reischauer?Iljanggi
    Yale Romanization?īlcangki

    Proper noun

    일장기 • (Iljanggi) (hanja 日章旗)

    1. The national flag of Japan