작전

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 作戰 (to fight a battle).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕa̠k̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jakjeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jagjeon
McCune–Reischauer?chakchŏn
Yale Romanization?cakcen

Noun

작전 • (jakjeon) (hanja 作戰)

  1. (military) operation, mission
  2. (figurative) strategy, scheme, a tactical plan to achieve a goal