자살

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 自殺 (“suicide”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠sʰa̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [자살]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jasal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jasal
McCune–Reischauer?	chasal
Yale Romanization?	casal

Noun

자살 • (jasal) (hanja 自殺)

1. (negative) suicide

Derived terms

• 자살하다 (自殺—, jasalhada, “to commit suicide”)

See also

• 자결 (自決, jagyeol, “honorable suicide”)