Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 自己, from (self) + (self).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jagi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jagi
McCune–Reischauer?chagi
Yale Romanization?caki
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 자기의 / 자기에 / 자기까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on both syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

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자기 (jagi) (hanja 自己)

  1. oneself
    Synonym: 자신(自身) (jasin)
  2. the self; the ego
    Synonym: 자아(自我) (jaa)
  3. (endearing) baby, honey

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 磁氣.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jagi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jagi
McCune–Reischauer?chagi
Yale Romanization?cāki
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / 자 / 자

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.

Noun

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자기 (jagi) (hanja 磁氣)

  1. magnetism
Synonyms
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쇠끌이 (soekkeuri)