공차

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ŋt͡ɕʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [공차]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gongcha
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gongcha
McCune–Reischauer?	kongch'a
Yale Romanization?	kongcha

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 空 (“empty”) + 車 (“car”)

Noun

공차 • (gongcha) (hanja 空車)

1. an empty car

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 公差, from 公 (“common”) + 差 (“difference”). See also Japanese 公差 (こうさ, kōsa).

Noun

공차 • (gongcha) (hanja 公差)

1. (arithmetic) common difference

Etymology 3

From Japanese 公差 (こうさ, kōsa).

Noun

공차 • (gongcha)

1. (engineering, statistics) tolerance, allowance