가족

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 家族

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠d͡ʑo̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [가족]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gajok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gajog
McCune–Reischauer?	kajok
Yale Romanization?	kacok

Noun

가족 • (gajok) (hanja 家族)

1. household; family

   저희 가족을 소개하겠습니다.

   jeohui gajog-eul sogaehagetseumnida.

   (I) will introduce my family.

Synonyms

• 핵가족 (haekgajok, “nuclear family”)
• 씨족 (ssijok, “clan, family”)
• 가정 (gajeong, “home, household”)