전각

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 殿 (“lofty building”) + 閣 (“pavilion”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nɡa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)각]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeon'gak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongag
McCune–Reischauer?chŏn'gak
Yale Romanization?cēnkak

Noun

전각 • (jeon'gak) (hanja 殿閣)

  1. (historical) palatial building
    자금성의 전각들
    Jageumseong-ui jeon'gak-deul
    the buildings of the Forbidden City

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 篆刻.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nɡa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)각]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeon'gak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongag
McCune–Reischauer?chŏn'gak
Yale Romanization?cēnkak

Noun

전각 • (jeon'gak) (hanja 篆刻)

  1. art of engraving seals

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 全角, from 全 (“full”) + 角 (“angle”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeon'gak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongag
McCune–Reischauer?chŏn'gak
Yale Romanization?cenkak

Noun

전각 • (jeon'gak) (hanja 全角)

  1. (typography) fullwidth
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