자식

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 子息, from 子 (“child”) + 息 (“living”). From Middle Korean ᄌᆞ식 (Yale: cosik).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ɕʰik̚]

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• Phonetic hangul: [자식]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jasik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jasig
McCune–Reischauer?	chasik
Yale Romanization?	casik

Noun

자식 • (jasik) (hanja 子息)

1. one's children, offspring

   Synonym: 자녀(子女) (janyeo)

2. (slang) a somewhat rude term for a younger person

   Synonym: 새끼 (saekki)