탓

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)