죄책감

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 罪 (“crime”) 責 (“responsibility”) 感 (“feeling”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕwe̞(ː)t͡ɕʰɛk̚k͈a̠m] ~ [ˈt͡ɕø̞(ː)t͡ɕʰɛk̚k͈a̠m] ~ [ˈt͡ɕwe̞(ː)t͡ɕʰe̞k̚k͈a̠m] ~ [ˈt͡ɕø̞(ː)t͡ɕʰe̞k̚k͈a̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [줴(ː)책깜/죄(ː)책깜/줴(ː)첵깜/죄(ː)첵깜]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	joechaekgam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	joechaeggam
McCune–Reischauer?	choech'aekkam
Yale Romanization?	cōy.chayk.kam

Noun

죄책감 • (joechaekgam) (hanja 罪責感)

1. feeling of guilt

   Synonym: 죄의식(罪意識) (joe'uisik)