목적

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 目的, from 目 (“eye”) + 的 (“target”). Borrowed from Japanese 目的 (mokuteki).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[mo̞k̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[목쩍]
Revised Romanization? mokjeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)? mogjeog
McCune–Reischauer? mokchŏk
Yale Romanization? mokqcek

Noun

목적 • (mokjeok) (hanja 目的)

  1. a goal; an objective
    • 많은 사람들이 하나의 목적을 가지고 모여서 여는 집회
      maneun saramdeuri hanaui mokjeogeul gajigo moyeoseo yeoneun jiphoe
      a demonstration held by many people with one goal

Derived terms
  • 목적지 (mokjeokji, “destination”)
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