정의

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋɰi] ~ [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeong'ui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeong'ui
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngŭi
Yale Romanization?cēnguy

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 正義 (justice).

    Noun

    정의 • (jeong'ui) (hanja 正義)

    1. justice
      Synonym: 의리(義理) (uiri)
      Antonyms: 불의(不義) (burui), 부정(不正) (bujeong)
    2. (tarot) Justice (Tarot card)
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 定義 (define).

      Noun

      정의 • (jeong'ui) (hanja 定義)

      1. definition
      Derived terms
      • 정의(定義)하다 (jeong'uihada, to define)
      • 정의(定義)되다 (jeong'uidoeda, to be defined)