양지

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 陽地, from 陽 (“yang; sun, sunshine”) + 地 (“earth, land, ground”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yangji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yangji
McCune–Reischauer?	yangji
Yale Romanization?	yāngci

Noun

양지 • (yangji) (hanja 陽地)

1. sunny spot

Synonyms

• 양달 (陽—, yangdal)

Antonyms

• 응달 (陰—, eungdal, “shady spot”)
• 음지 (陰地, eumji, “shady spot”)

Derived terms

• 양지(陽地)꽃 (yangjikkot, “cinquefoil”)