직구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 直球.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕik̚k͈u]
• Phonetic hangul: [직꾸]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jikgu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jiggu
McCune–Reischauer?	chikku
Yale Romanization?	cik.kwu

Noun

직구 • (jikgu) (hanja 直球)

1. (baseball) fastball

   Coordinate term: 변화구(變化球) (byeonhwagu, “breaking ball”)