자객

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 刺客.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ɡɛk̚] ~ [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ɡe̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [자(ː)객/자(ː)겍]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jagaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jagaeg
McCune–Reischauer?chagaek
Yale Romanization?cākayk

Noun

자객 • (jagaek) (hanja 刺客)

  1. assassin

Synonyms

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