지진

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 地震 (“earthquake (shaking of the surface of a planet)”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕid͡ʑin]
• Phonetic hangul: [지진]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jijin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jijin
McCune–Reischauer?	chijin
Yale Romanization?	cicin

Noun

지진 • (jijin) (hanja 地震)

1. earthquake (shaking of the surface of a planet)

Derived terms

• 지진 해일 (jijin haeil)