국적

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 국적. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 국적, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 국적 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 국적 you have here. The definition of the word 국적 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of국적, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Gukjeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gugjeog
McCune–Reischauer?Kukchŏk
Yale Romanization?kwūkcek

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 國籍 (nationality, citizenship)

Noun

국적 (gukjeok) (hanja 國籍)

  1. nationality, citizenship

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 國賊 (traitor)

Noun

국적 (gukjeok) (hanja 國賊)

  1. traitor