경찰

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 警察, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 警察(けいさつ) (keisatsu).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋt͡ɕʰa̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [경(ː)찰]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeongchal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeongchal
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngch'al
Yale Romanization?kyēngchal

Noun

경찰 • (gyeongchal) (hanja 警察)

  1. (South Korea) police; policing
  2. (South Korea) a police officer
    Synonym: 경찰관(警察官) (gyeongchalgwan)
    아니야, 경찰들은 민중들을 위해 존재해.
    Aniya, gyeongchal-deur-eun minjung-deur-eul wihae jonjaehae.
    No, the police exists for the people.

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