직전

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 直前, from 直 (“directly”) + 前 (“before”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕik̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [직쩐]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jikjeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jigjeon
McCune–Reischauer?	chikchŏn
Yale Romanization?	cikcen

Adverb

직전 • (jikjeon) (hanja 直前)

1. directly in front, directly ahead
2. just before