작전

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 作戰 (“to fight a battle”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠k̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [작쩐]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jakjeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jagjeon
McCune–Reischauer?	chakchŏn
Yale Romanization?	cakcen

Noun

작전 • (jakjeon) (hanja 作戰)

1. (military) operation, mission
2. (figurative) strategy, scheme, a tactical plan to achieve a goal