정치

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 政治, from 政 (“governmental affairs”) + 治 (“rule”).

Pronunciation

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

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• Phonetic hangul: [정치]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeongchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongchi
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngch'i
Yale Romanization?	cengchi

Noun

정치 • (jeongchi) (hanja 政治)

1. politics; governmental affairs

   정치란 나라를 다스리는 것을 말한다.

   jeongchiran nara-reul daseurineun geos-eul malhanda.

   Politics refers to governing a country.