경직

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 硬直, from 硬 (“stiff”) + 直 (“straight”). See also Japanese 硬直 (kōchoku).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjʌ̹ŋd͡ʑik̚]
Phonetic hangul: [경직]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gyeongjik
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gyeongjig
McCune–Reischauer^?	kyŏngjik
Yale Romanization^?	kyengcik

Noun

경직 • (gyeongjik) (hanja 硬直)

stiffness, being stiff
(by extension) rigidity, inflexibility

Derived terms

Derived terms

경직(硬直)되다 (gyeongjikdoeda, “get stiff, stiffen, get rigid”)
경직성(硬直性) (gyeongjikseong, “stiffness, rigidity, inflexibility, spasticity”)
경직(硬直)하다 (gyeongjikhada, “to be stiff, be rigid, be formal”)
경직결장염(硬直結腸炎) (gyeongjikgyeoljang'yeom, “spastic colitis”)
사후경직(死後硬直) (sahugyeongjik, “rigor mortis”)

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