성직자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 聖職者.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑik̚t͡ɕ͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)직짜]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seongjikja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seongjigja
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏngjikcha
Yale Romanization?	sēngcikca

Noun

성직자 • (seongjikja) (hanja 聖職者)

1. cleric, clergyman