경찰

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 警察, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 警察(けいさつ) (keisatsu).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋt͡ɕʰa̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [경(ː)찰]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeongchal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeongchal
McCune–Reischauer?	kyŏngch'al
Yale Romanization?	kyēngchal

Noun

경찰 • (gyeongchal) (hanja 警察)

1. (South Korea) police; policing
2. (South Korea) a police officer

   Synonym: 경찰관(警察官) (gyeongchalgwan)

   아니야, 경찰들은 민중들을 위해 존재해.

   Aniya, gyeongchal-deur-eun minjung-deur-eul wihae jonjaehae.

   No, the police exists for the people.

Derived terms

• 경찰관 (警察官, gyeongchalgwan, “police officer”)
• 경찰서 (警察署, gyeongchalseo, “police station”)

See also

• 순찰 (巡察, sunchal, “patrol”)
• 헌병 (憲兵, heonbyeong, “military police”)