죄의식

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 罪 (“crime”) + 意識 (“consciousness”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕwe̞(ː)ɰiɕʰik̚] ~ [ˈt͡ɕwe̞(ː)ɰiɕʰik̚] ~ [ˈt͡ɕø̞(ː)ɰiɕʰik̚] ~ [ˈt͡ɕø̞(ː)iɕʰik̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [줴(ː)의식/줴(ː)의식/죄(ː)의식/죄(ː)이식]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	joe'uisik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	joe'uisig
McCune–Reischauer?	choeŭisik
Yale Romanization?	cōy.uysik

Noun

죄의식 • (joe'uisik) (hanja 罪意識)

1. remorse, awareness of one's wrongdoing

   Synonym: 죄책감(罪責感) (joechaekgam)