정치

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 政治, from 政 (“governmental affairs”) + 治 (“rule”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋt͡ɕʰi]
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  • Phonetic hangul: [정치]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeongchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongchi
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngch'i
Yale Romanization?cengchi

Noun

정치 • (jeongchi) (hanja 政治)

  1. politics; governmental affairs
    정치란 나라를 다스리는 것을 말한다.
    jeongchiran nara-reul daseurineun geos-eul malhanda.
    Politics refers to governing a country.
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