계좌

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 計座 (“account”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkje̞(ː)d͡ʑwa̠] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)d͡ʑwa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [계(ː)좌/게(ː)좌]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyejwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyejwa
McCune–Reischauer?kyejwa
Yale Romanization?kyēycwa

Noun

계좌 • (gyejwa) (hanja 計座)

  1. account
    • 난 마을로 이동하여 은행 계좌를 개설하였다.
      nan ma'eullo idonghayeo eunhaeng gyejwareul gaeseolhayeotda.
      I opened a bank account when I moved into town.
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