죽음
Korean
Etymology
Substantive form of 죽다 (jukda, “to die”): 죽 (juk-) + 음 (-eum).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuɡɯm]
- Phonetic hangul: [주금]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | jugeum |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jug'eum |
| McCune–Reischauer? | chugŭm |
| Yale Romanization? | cwuk.um |
Noun
죽음 • (jugeum)
- death, dying
- Antonym: 삶 (sam)
- 죽음보다 사는 것을 더 두려워하는 사람들도 존재한다.
- Jugeum-boda saneun geos-eul deo duryeowo-haneun saram-deul-do jonjae-handa.
- There are people who are more afraid of living than death.
- (tarot) Death (Tarot card)
- Synonym: 사신(死神) (sasin)