거진

Korean

Etymology

See 거의 (geoui)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹d͡ʑin]
• Phonetic hangul: [거진]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geojin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geojin
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏjin
Yale Romanization?	kecin

Adverb

거진 • (geojin)

1. (Chungcheong, Gangwon, Seoul, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Pyongan) Alternative form of 거의 (geoui, “almost, nearly”)
   • 2010 March 27, 봉수길 [bongsugil], “고려요승 신돈 [goryeoyoseung sindon]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 경기도 파주시 적성면 [gyeonggido pajusi jeokseongmyeon]:

     개성 장안에 거진 다 빨간 띠 신돈의 아들이래는 거요 다.

     Gaeseong jang'an-e geojin da ppalgan tti sindon-ui adeurirae-neun geo-yo da.

     So they say in Kaeseong almost all the red belts were the sons of Shindon.