일장기

Korean

일장기

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 日章旗, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 日章旗(にっしょうき) (nisshōki).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	iljanggi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	iljanggi
McCune–Reischauer?	iljanggi
Yale Romanization?	īlcangki

Proper noun

일장기 • (iljanggi) (hanja 日章旗)

1. The national flag of Japan