Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 暗記

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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암기 (amgi) (hanja 暗記)

  1. memorization
  2. learning by heart, rote learning