정당

Sino-Korean word from 政黨, from 政 (“government affairs”) + 黨 (“group”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 政党(せいとう) (seitō).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋda̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [정당]

정당 • (jeongdang) (hanja 政黨)

1. political party

   Synonym: 당(黨) (dang)

Sino-Korean word from 正當, from 正 (“to be right, true”) + 當 (“to be reasonable; to encounter, match”).

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

정당 • (jeongdang) (hanja 正當)

1. rightfulness; justness; legitimacy

• 정당하다 (正當—, jeongdanghada, “to be right, just, legitimate, lawful, proper”)

Sino-Korean word from 正 (“to be right, true”) + 堂 (“house”).

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

정당 • (jeongdang) (hanja 正堂)

1. main building