가족

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 家族.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gajok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gajog
McCune–Reischauer?kajok
Yale Romanization?kacok

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 족의 / 족에 / 족까지

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

Noun

가족 (gajok) (hanja 家族)

  1. household; family
    저희 가족 소개하겠습니다.
    jeohui gajog-eul sogaehagetseumnida.
    (I) will introduce my family.
    가족은 아빠, 엄마, 아들, 딸, 이렇게 네 명입니다.Geu gajogeun appa, eomma, adeul, ttal, ireoke ne myeong'imnida.There are four people in the family: father, mother, son, and daughter.

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