재벌

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 財閥. Doublet of 자이바쓰 (jaibasseu).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛbʌ̹ɭ] ~ [t͡ɕe̞bʌ̹ɭ]

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• Phonetic hangul: [재벌/제벌]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jaebeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jaebeol
McCune–Reischauer?	chaebŏl
Yale Romanization?	caypel

Noun

재벌 • (jaebeol) (hanja 財閥)

1. (business) chaebol (a large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate)
2. (business, historical) zaibatsu (a large business conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan, generally controlled by a single family or individual)

   Synonym: 자이바쓰 (jaibasseu)

3. (loosely) Any large corporation controlled by a single family or individual.

Descendants

• → English: chaebol, chaebŏl, jaebol, jaebeol
• → French: chaebol
• → German: Jaebeol
• → Hungarian: csebol
• → Japanese: 財閥(チェボル) (cheboru)
• → Polish: czebol
• → Portuguese: chaebol
• → Russian: чебо́ль (čebólʹ)
• → Spanish: chaebol