진정

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 鎭靜.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jinjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jinjeong
McCune–Reischauer?chinjŏng
Yale Romanization?cīn.ceng

Noun

Derived verbs
Active 진정하다
Passive 진정되다
Causative 진정시키다

진정 • (jinjeong) (hanja 鎭靜)

  1. relaxation; tranquility
  2. pacification
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 眞正.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jinjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jinjeong
McCune–Reischauer?chinjŏng
Yale Romanization?cin.ceng

Adverb

진정 • (jinjeong) (hanja 眞正)

  1. truly, really, genuinely
    만나 뵙게 진정 영광입니다.Manna boepge dwae jinjeong yeonggwang-imnida.It is truly an honour to meet you.

Root

진정 • (jinjeong) (hanja 眞正)

  1. Root of 진정하다 (jinjeonghada, to be true, to be genuine). Rarely used alone.

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 眞情.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jinjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jinjeong
McCune–Reischauer?chinjŏng
Yale Romanization?cin.ceng

Noun

진정 • (jinjeong) (hanja 眞情)

  1. sincerity; one's true heart / feelings
    진정으로 사랑하다jinjeong-euro sarang-hadato love with sincerity
    울먹이며 마음속 진정 털어놓았다.
    Geu-neun ulmeogimyeo ma'eumsok jinjeong-eul teoreonoatda.
    On the verge of tears, he laid his heart bare.
    진정 알아주는 사람 오직 였다.
    Na-ui jinjeong-eul arajuneun saram-eun ojik geu-yeotda.
    He was the only person who believed in my sincerity.
  2. real or true situation

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 陳情.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jinjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jinjeong
McCune–Reischauer?chinjŏng
Yale Romanization?cīn.ceng

Noun

Derived verbs
Active 진정하다

진정 • (jinjeong) (hanja 陳情)

  1. petition
Derived terms
  • 진정서(陳情書) (jinjeongseo)
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