공정

Korean

Etymology 1

Hanja in this word
公	正

Hanja compound 公正. From 公 (gong, “evenness”, 공) + 正 (jeong, “rectitude”, 정).

Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈkoŋd͡ʑʌŋ
• Phonetic hangul: 공정

Romanization

Revised	gongjeong
McCune–Reischauer	kongjŏng	Yale	kongceng

Noun

공정 (gongjeong)

1. fairness

Derived terms

• 공정가 (gongjeongga, “fair price”)
• 공정거래 (gongjeonggeorae, “fair trade”)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror), "공정 ", 표준국어대사전. URL accessed on 2007-01-19.

Etymology 2

Hanja in this word
公	定

Hanja compound 公定. From 公 (gong, “evenness”, 공) + 定 (jeong, “setting, fixture”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈkoŋd͡ʑʌŋ
• Phonetic hangul: 공정

Romanization

Revised	gongjeong
McCune–Reischauer	kongjŏng	Yale	kongceng

Noun

공정 (romanization needed)

1. official stipulation.
2. stipulation by general agreement.

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror), "공정 ", 표준국어대사전. URL accessed on 2007-01-19.