정직

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 正直 (“honesty”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑik̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [정(ː)직]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeongjik
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongjig
    McCune–Reischauer?chŏngjik
    Yale Romanization?cēngcik

    Noun

    정직 • (jeongjik) (hanja 正直)

    1. honesty
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