확실

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 確實 (“certain, true, real”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠kɕ͈iɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [확씰]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwaksil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwagsil
McCune–Reischauer?	hwaksil
Yale Romanization?	hwak.sil

Noun

확실 • (hwaksil) (hanja 確實)

1. certainty, reliability, trustworthiness, authenticity

Derived terms

• 확실(確實)하다 (hwaksilhada, “certain, sure, confident, definite”)
• 확실(確實)히 (hwaksilhi, “certainly, surely, confidently, definitely”)
• 확실성(確實性) (hwaksilseong, “confidence”)