재벌

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 財閥. Doublet of 자이바쓰 (jaibasseu).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɛbʌ̹ɭ] ~ [t͡ɕe̞bʌ̹ɭ]
      • Audio:(file)
    • Phonetic hangul: [재벌/제벌]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jaebeol
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jaebeol
    McCune–Reischauer?chaebŏl
    Yale Romanization?caypel

    Noun

    재벌 • (jaebeol) (hanja 財閥)

    1. (business) chaebol (a large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate)
    2. (business, historical) zaibatsu (a large business conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan, generally controlled by a single family or individual)
      Synonym: 자이바쓰 (jaibasseu)
    3. (loosely) Any large corporation controlled by a single family or individual.

    Descendants

    • → English: chaebol, chaebŏl, jaebol, jaebeol
    • → French: chaebol
    • → German: Jaebeol
    • → Hungarian: csebol
    • → Japanese: 財閥(チェボル) (cheboru)
    • → Polish: czebol
    • → Portuguese: chaebol
    • → Russian: чебо́ль (čebólʹ)
    • → Spanish: chaebol
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