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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