검진

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 檢 (“measure, check”) + 診 (“examine, diagnose”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)md͡ʑin]
• Phonetic hangul: [검(ː)진]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geomjin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geomjin
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏmjin
Yale Romanization?	kēmcin

Noun

검진 • (geomjin) (hanja 檢診)

1. (medicine) examination, check-up, health screening

   Synonym: 진찰(診察) (jinchal)

   정기 검진 ― jeonggi geomjin ― a routine check-up