식구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 食口, from 食 (“eat, meal, food”) + 口 (“mouth”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰik̚k͈u]
• Phonetic hangul: [식꾸]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sikgu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	siggu
McCune–Reischauer?	sikku
Yale Romanization?	sik.kwu

Noun

식구 • (sikgu) (hanja 食口)

1. mouth to feed; dependent
2. family member