일장기

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 日章旗, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 日章旗(にっしょうき) (nisshōki).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

일장기 • (Iljanggi) (hanja 日章旗)

  1. The national flag of Japan