자전거

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 自轉車, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 自轉車(じてんしゃ) (jitensha) (modern spelling 自転車), coined in Japan in 1870 in reference to a patented tricycle design. Later used to refer to bicycles.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠d͡ʑʌ̹nɡʌ̹]

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• Phonetic hangul: [자전거]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jajeon'geo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jajeongeo
McCune–Reischauer?	chajŏn'gŏ
Yale Romanization?	cacenke

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 자전거의 / 자전거에 / 자전거까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the first two syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

자전거 • (jajeon'geo) (hanja 自轉車)

1. bicycle

   자전거를 탈 때는 안전모를 써야 한다.

   Jajeon'geo-reul tal ttae-neun anjeonmo-reul sseoya handa.

   You must wear a helmet when riding a bicycle.

Derived terms

• 외발자전거 (oebaljajeon'geo, “unicycle”)
• 산악자전거(山岳自轉車) (sanakjajeon'geo, “mountain bike”)