자음

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 子音, from 子 (“child”) + 音 (“sound”), Japanese 子音 (shiin).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [자음]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ja'eum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ja'eum
McCune–Reischauer?	chaŭm
Yale Romanization?	caum

Noun

자음 • (ja'eum) (hanja 子音)

1. (phonetics) consonant

   Synonyms: 닿소리 (dasori), 부음(父音) (bueum)