자객

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 刺客.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ɡɛk̚] ~ [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ɡe̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [자(ː)객/자(ː)겍]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jagaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jagaeg
McCune–Reischauer?	chagaek
Yale Romanization?	cākayk

Noun

자객 • (jagaek) (hanja 刺客)

1. assassin

Synonyms

• 암살자 (暗殺者, amsalja)