자결
Korean
editEtymology
editSino-Korean word from 自決, from 自 (“by oneself”) + 決 (“decide”)
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕa̠ɡjʌ̹ɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [자결]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | jagyeol |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jagyeol |
McCune–Reischauer? | chagyŏl |
Yale Romanization? | cakyel |
Noun
edit- (positive) honorable suicide; suicide for the sake of a cause
See also
edit- 자살 (自殺, jasal, “(dishonorable) suicide”)