적십자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 赤十字, from 赤 (“red”) + 十字 (“cross”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)kɕ͈ip̚t͡ɕ͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [적(ː)씹짜]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Jeoksipja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Jeogsibja
McCune–Reischauer?	Chŏksipcha
Yale Romanization?	cēk.sipca

Noun

적십자 • (jeoksipja) (hanja 赤十字)

1. Red Cross (organization and symbol)