정독

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 精讀 (“to read carefully and thoroughly”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋdo̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [정독]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeongdok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongdog
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngdok
Yale Romanization?	cengtok

Noun

정독 • (jeongdok) (hanja 精讀)

1. intensive reading

   Antonym: 다독(多讀) (dadok, “extensive reading”)

Derived terms

• 정독(精讀)하다 (jeongdokhada, “read intensively”)

See also

• 속독(速讀) (sokdok, “speed reading”)
• 숙독(熟讀) (sukdok, “careful reading”)