자음

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 子音, from 子 (“child”) + 音 (“sound”), Japanese 子音 (shiin).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?ja'eum
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?ja'eum
    McCune–Reischauer?chaŭm
    Yale Romanization?caum

    Noun

    자음 • (ja'eum) (hanja 子音)

    1. (phonetics) consonant
      Synonyms: 닿소리 (dasori), 부음(父音) (bueum)
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