적자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 赤字, from 赤 (“red”) + 字 (“character”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹k̚t͡ɕ͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [적짜]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeokja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeogja
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏkcha
Yale Romanization?	cekca

Noun

적자 • (jeokja) (hanja 赤字)

1. deficit, in the red

Antonyms

• 흑자 (黑字, heukja)