통찰

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 洞察 (“see clearly”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tongchal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tongchal
McCune–Reischauer?	t'ongch'al
Yale Romanization?	thōngchal

Noun

통찰 • (tongchal) (hanja 洞察)

1. insight, intuition, discernment