확인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 確認, from 確 (“sure, certain”) + 認 (“recognize, know, understand”). Compare Cantonese 確認 / 确认 (kok³ jing⁶), Hakka 確認 / 确认 (khok-ngin), Japanese 確認 (kakunin).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠ɡin]
• Phonetic hangul: [화긴]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwagin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwag'in
McCune–Reischauer?	hwagin
Yale Romanization?	hwak.in

Noun

확인 • (hwagin) (hanja 確認)

1. check; confirmation; verification; affirmation

Derived terms

• 확인하다 (確認—, hwaginhada, “to confirm”)
• 확인되다 (確認—, hwagindoeda, “to be confirmed”)

Related terms

• 미확인 (未確認, mihwagin)

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