키

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [cçi]
• Phonetic hangul: [키]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ki
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ki
McCune–Reischauer?	k'i
Yale Romanization?	khi

Etymology 1

키킥킦킧킨킩킪 킫킬킭킮킯킰킱 킲킳킴킵킶킷킸 킹킺킻킼킽킾킿
킈 ←	→ 타

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 키 • (ki)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅋ and ㅣ.

Etymology 2

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 킈 (Yale: khuy).

Noun

키 • (ki)

1. height of a person or animal

Synonyms

• 신장 (sinjang)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English key.

Noun

키 • (ki)

1. key

Synonyms

• 열쇠 (yeolsoe)