지구

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 地球, from (ground) + (ball)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jigu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jigu
McCune–Reischauer?chigu
Yale Romanization?cikwu
지구

Proper noun

지구 (Jigu) (hanja 地球)

  1. Earth
Derived terms

See also

Solar System in Korean · 태양계 (layout · text)
Star 태양
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets
수성 금성 지구 화성 세레스 목성 토성 천왕성 해왕성 명왕성 에리스
Notable
moons
포보스
데이모스
이오
유로파
가니메데
칼리스토
미마스
엔셀라두스
테티스
디오네
레아
티탄
이아페투스

미란다
아리엘
움브리엘
티타니아
오베론
트리톤 카론 디스노미아

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 地區, from (ground) + (area)

Noun

지구 (jigu) (hanja 地區)

  1. district, zone, region