Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 家族.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gajok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gajog
McCune–Reischauer?kajok
Yale Romanization?kacok

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 족의 / 족에 / 족까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

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가족 (gajok) (hanja 家族)

  1. household; family
    저희 가족 소개하겠습니다.
    jeohui gajog-eul sogaehagetseumnida.
    (I) will introduce my family.
    가족은 아빠, 엄마, 아들, 딸, 이렇게 네 명입니다.Geu gajogeun appa, eomma, adeul, ttal, ireoke ne myeong'imnida.There are four people in the family: father, mother, son, and daughter.

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