적십자사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 赤十字社, from 赤十字 (“Red Cross”) + 社 (“society”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Jeoksipjasa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Jeogsibjasa
McCune–Reischauer?	Chŏksipchasa
Yale Romanization?	cēk.sipcasa

Noun

적십자사 • (jeoksipjasa) (hanja 赤十字社)

1. Red Cross (the organization itself)