경찰

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 警察, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Japanese 警察 (keisatsu)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeongchal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeongchal
McCune–Reischauer?	kyŏngch'al
Yale Romanization?	kyēngchal

Noun

경찰 • (gyeongchal) (hanja 警察)

1. the police

   아니야, 경찰들은 민중들을 위해 존재해.

   aniya, gyeongchaldeureun minjungdeureul wihae jonjaehae.

   No, the police exists for the people.

2. a police officer
3. policing generally

Derived terms

• 경찰관 (gyeongchalgwan, “police officer”)
• 경찰서 (gyeongchalseo, “police station”)

Related terms

• 순찰 (sunchal, “patrol”)
• 헌병 (heonbyeong, “military police”)