계절

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 季節, from 季 (“quarter of the year”) + 節 (“section”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkje̞(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹ɭ] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [계(ː)절/게(ː)절]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyejeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyejeol
McCune–Reischauer?	kyejŏl
Yale Romanization?	kyēycel

Noun

계절 • (gyejeol) (hanja 季節)

1. season (of the year)

Derived terms

• 사계절 (sagyejeol, “the four seasons”)

See also

• 봄 (bom, “spring”)
• 여름 (yeoreum, “summer”)
• 가을 (ga'eul, “fall, autumn”)
• 겨울 (gyeoul, “winter”)