직할

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 直轄.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jikhal
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jighal
    McCune–Reischauer?chikhal
    Yale Romanization?cik.hal

    Noun

    직할 • (jikhal) (hanja 直轄)

    1. direct control

    Derived terms

    • 직할시 (直轄市, jikhalsi, “direct-controlled municipality”)
    • 직할지 (直轄地, jikhalji, “direct-controlled territory”)