Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 診察.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰa̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jinchal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jinchal
McCune–Reischauer?chinch'al
Yale Romanization?cīn.chal

Noun

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진찰 (jinchal) (hanja 診察)

  1. (medical) examination; checkup

Derived terms

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