국적

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈku(ː)k̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [국(ː)쩍]
  • 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