초기

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 初期, from 初 (“first”) + 期 (“time”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰo̞ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [초기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chogi
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ogi
Yale Romanization?	choki

Noun

초기 • (chogi) (hanja 初期)

1. the initial period; the beginning

Derived terms

• 초기화 (初期化, chogihwa, “initialization”)