Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from (measure, check) + (examine, diagnose).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)md͡ʑin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geomjin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geomjin
McCune–Reischauer?kŏmjin
Yale Romanization?kēmcin

Noun

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검진 (geomjin) (hanja 檢診)

  1. (medicine) examination, check-up, health screening
    Synonym: 진찰(診察) (jinchal)
    정기 검진jeonggi geomjina routine check-up