죽음

Korean

Etymology

Substantive form of 죽다 (jukda, “to die”): 죽- (juk-) +‎ -음 (-eum).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuɡɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [주금]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jugeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jug'eum
McCune–Reischauer?	chugŭm
Yale Romanization?	cwuk.um

Noun

죽음 • (jugeum)

1. death, dying

   Antonym: 삶 (sam)

   죽음보다 사는 것을 더 두려워하는 사람들도 존재한다.

   Jugeum-boda saneun geos-eul deo duryeowo-haneun saram-deul-do jonjae-handa.

   There are people who are more afraid of living than death.

2. (tarot) Death (Tarot card)

   Synonym: 사신(死神) (sasin)

Derived terms

• 개죽음 (gaejugeum)