직선

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 直線.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiks͈ʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [직썬]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jikseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jigseon
McCune–Reischauer?	chiksŏn
Yale Romanization?	cik.sen

Noun

직선 • (jikseon) (hanja 直線)

1. straight line

   Antonym: 곡선(曲線) (gokseon)

Related terms

• 직선타 (直線打, jikseonta, “line drive”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 直選.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiks͈ʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [직썬]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jikseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jigseon
McCune–Reischauer?	chiksŏn
Yale Romanization?	cik.sen

Noun

직선 • (jikseon) (hanja 直選)

1. (politics) direct election