직접

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 直接 (immediateness; directness)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕik̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹p̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: []
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jikjeop
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jigjeob
    McCune–Reischauer?chikchŏp
    Yale Romanization?cikcep

    Noun

    직접 • (jikjeop) (hanja 直接)

    1. immediateness; directness
      직접
      jikjeob-ui
      direct, immediate, personal
      직접 목적어
      jikjeop mokjeogeo
      direct object (of a verb)

    Adverb

    직접 • (jikjeop) (hanja 直接)

    1. directly
    2. on one's own, by oneself