제국

Korean

Alternative forms

• 뎨국(帝國) (dyeguk) — Early Modern

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 帝國 (“empire”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jegug
McCune–Reischauer?	cheguk
Yale Romanization?	cēykwuk

Noun

제국 • (jeguk) (hanja 帝國)

1. empire

Related terms

• 제국주의 (帝國主義, jegukjuui, “imperialism”)