증가

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 增加.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɯŋɡa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [증가]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeungga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeungga
McCune–Reischauer?	chŭngga
Yale Romanization?	cungka

Noun

증가 • (jeungga) (hanja 增加)

1. growth, increase

   그녀는, 기후 변화로 인한 융해의 증가가 그것을 위험에 처하게 할 수 있다고 말한다.

   Geunyeo-neun, gihu byeonhwa-ro in-han yunghae-ui jeungga-ga geugeos-eul wiheom-e cheo-hage hal su it-dago mal-handa.

   She says an increase in melting from climate change may put that at risk.

   2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns (The original sentence in English)

Derived terms

• 증가(增加)되다 (jeunggadoeda)
• 증가(增加)시키다 (jeunggasikida)
• 증가(增加)하다 (jeunggahada)