정치

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 政治, from (governmental affairs) + (rule).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋt͡ɕʰi]
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    • Phonetic hangul: []
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeongchi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongchi
    McCune–Reischauer?chŏngch'i
    Yale Romanization?cengchi

    Noun

    정치 • (jeongchi) (hanja 政治)

    1. politics; governmental affairs
      정치 나라 다스리는 말한다.
      Jeongchiran nara-reul daseurineun geos-eul malhanda.
      Politics refers to governing a country.