책임

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 責任, from 責 (“duty”) + 任 (“to assign”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰɛɡim] ~ [t͡ɕʰe̞ɡim]
• Phonetic hangul: [채김/체김]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chaegim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chaeg'im
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'aegim
Yale Romanization?	chayk.im

Noun

책임 • (chaegim) (hanja 責任)

1. responsibility, duty

Derived terms

• 책임자(責任者) (chaegimja)