적십자사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 赤十字社, from 赤十字 (“Red Cross”) + 社 (“society”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)kɕ͈ip̚t͡ɕ͈a̠sʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [적(ː)씹짜사]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Jeoksipjasa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Jeogsibjasa
McCune–Reischauer?Chŏksipchasa
Yale Romanization?cēk.sipcasa

Noun

적십자사 • (jeoksipjasa) (hanja 赤十字社)

  1. Red Cross (the organization itself)
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