절감

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 切 (“cut”) + 感 (“feeling”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ɭɡa̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [절감]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeolgam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeolgam
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏlgam
Yale Romanization?	cel.kam

Noun

절감 • (jeolgam) (hanja 切感)

1. a profound emotional experience

   인생 처음으로 그 말을 절감했다.

   insaeng cheo'eum-euro geu mar-eul jeolgamhaetda.

   For the first time in my life, I felt the weight of those words.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 節減, from 節 (“segment”) + 減 (“reduce”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ɭɡa̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [절감]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeolgam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeolgam
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏlgam
Yale Romanization?	cel.kam

Noun

절감 • (jeolgam) (hanja 節減)

1. economization, saving money