정직

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Korean word from 正直 (honesty)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑik̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • 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[edit]

정직 (jeongjik) (hanja 正直)

  1. honesty