정직

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 正直 (“honesty”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeongjik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongjig
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngjik
Yale Romanization?	cēngcik

Noun

정직 • (jeongjik) (hanja 正直)

1. honesty