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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 職業, from 職 (“work”) + 業 (“work”)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | jigeop |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jig'eob |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chigŏp |
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| Yale Romanization? | cik.ep |
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Noun
직업 • (jigeop) (hanja 職業)
- job, work, occupation, career, vocation, profession, trade
Derived terms
- 직업인 (jigeobin, “a professional”)
- 직업적 (jigeopjeok, “job-related”)