탓

탓 U+D0D3, 탓 HANGUL SYLLABLE TAS Composition: ㅌ + ㅏ + ㅅ ← 탒 [U+D0D2] Hangul Syllables 탔 → [U+D0D4]

타탁탂탃탄탅탆 탇탈탉탊탋탌탍 탎탏탐탑탒탓탔 탕탖탗탘탙탚탛
키 ←	→ 태

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰa̠t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [탇]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tat
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tas
McCune–Reischauer?	t'at
Yale Romanization?	thas

Noun

탓 • (tat)

1. cause, reason

   이번 사고는 전기 누전 탓이다.

   Ibeon sagoneun jeon'gi nujeon tasida.

   This accident is due to electrical leakage.

2. defect, fault

   남탓

   namtat

   other's fault

3. blame, fault, scolding

   그의 친구들은 그 실패를 그의 탓으로 돌렸다.

   Geuui chin'gudeureun geu silpaereul geuui taseuro dollyeotda.

   His friends put the blame for the failure on him.

Synonyms

cause, reason

• 구실 (gusil)
• 까닭 (kkadak)
• 때문 (ttaemun)
• 핑계 (pinggye)
• 사유 (事由, sayu)
• 연유 (緣由, yeonyu)
• 이유 (理由, iyu)

defect, fault

• 잘못 (jalmot)
• 티 (ti)
• 허물 (heomul)
• 흉 (hyung)
• 결점 (缺点, gyeoljeom)
• 결함 (缺陷, gyeolham)
• 과실 (過失, gwasil)
• 과오 (過誤, gwao)
• 하자 (瑕疵, haja)
• 흠 (欠, heum)
• 흠집 (欠—, heumjip)

blame, scolding

• 꾸중 (kkujung)
• 꾸짖음 (kkujijeum)
• 꾸지람 (kkujiram)
• 나무람 (namuram)
• 타박 (tabak)
• 문책 (問責, munchaek)
• 비난 (非難, binan)
• 힐책 (詰責, hilchaek)

Antonyms

• 저절로 (jeojeollo, “of itself”)
• 무턱대고 (muteokdaego, “for no good reason”)
• 멋 (meot, “good, excellence”)
• 덕 (悳/德, deok, “virtue”)
• 기림 (girim, “praise, applause, admiration”)
• 칭찬 (稱讚, chingchan, “praise, applause, admiration”)

Derived terms

• 탓하다 (tathada, “to fault, scold, blame, rebuke, reprimand”)

See also

• 꾸짖다 (kkujitda)
• 나무라다 (namurada)
• 허물하다 (heomulhada)
• 헐다 (heolda)
• 헐뜯다 (heoltteutda)
• 흠잡다 (欠—, heumjapda)