정의

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋɰi] ~ [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [정(ː)의/정(ː)이]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeong'ui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeong'ui
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngŭi
Yale Romanization?cēnguy

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 正義 (“justice”).

Noun

정의 • (jeong'ui) (hanja 正義)

  1. justice
    Synonym: 의리(義理) (uiri)
    Antonyms: 불의(不義) (burui), 부정(不正) (bujeong)
  2. (tarot) Justice (Tarot card)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 定義 (“define”).

Noun

정의 • (jeong'ui) (hanja 定義)

  1. definition
Derived terms
  • 정의(定義)하다 (jeong'uihada, “to define”)
  • 정의(定義)되다 (jeong'uidoeda, “to be defined”)
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