정확

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 正確, from 正 (“upright, correct”) + 確 (“authentic, solid, firm”). See also Japanese 正確 (せいかく, seikaku).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋβwa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [정확]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonghwak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonghwag
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnghwak
Yale Romanization?	cenghwak

Noun

정확 • (jeonghwak) (hanja 正確)

1. accuracy, exactness, correctness, precision

   정확한 철자 ― jeonghwakhan cheolja ― the exact spelling

Derived terms

• 부정확(不正確) (bujeonghwak, “inaccuracy, imprecision”)
• 부정확(不正確)하다 (bujeonghwakhada, “inaccurate, incorrect”)
• 정확(正確)하다 (jeonghwakhada, “accurate, correct”)
• 정확(正確)히 (jeonghwakhi, “accurately”)
• 정확성(正確性) (jeonghwakseong, “accuracy, exactitude”)