자기

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 自己, from 自 (“self”) + 己 (“self”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [자기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jagi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jagi
McCune–Reischauer?	chagi
Yale Romanization?	caki

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 자기의 / 자기에 / 자기까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on both syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

자기 • (jagi) (hanja 自己)

1. oneself

   Synonym: 자신(自身) (jasin)

2. the self; the ego

   Synonym: 자아(自我) (jaa)

3. (endearing) baby, honey

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 磁氣.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jagi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jagi
McCune–Reischauer?	chagi
Yale Romanization?	cāki

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 자기의 / 자기에 / 자기까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.

Noun

자기 • (jagi) (hanja 磁氣)

1. magnetism

Synonyms

쇠끌이 (soekkeuri)