Korean Conversation · Level 275
15 words
Korean word
자필
Pronunciation
Romanizationchapil
Meaning
- nounone's own handwriting
Example
여권 신청서에 자필로 서명하세요.yeo gwon sin cheong seo e cha pil lo seo myeong ha se yo
Sign the passport application in your own handwriting.
More examples
사직서에 자필로 사유를 적어 제출했다.sa jik sseo e cha pil lo sa yu reul cheo geo che chul haet tta
I wrote the reason on my resignation letter in my own handwriting and submitted it.
Core concept
The writer's own hand directly creates the letters instead of leaving the writing to someone else or to a machine.
Common phrases
자필 서명cha pil seo myeong
own handwritten signature
자필 메모cha pil me mo
handwritten note
자필 진술서cha pil chin sul seo
handwritten statement
Similar words
서명seomyeong: A name written by hand to show that a person accepts or verifies a document.
손글씨songeulssi: Personal handwriting seen in casual notes and other daily writing.
Definition in Korean
자신의 손으로 직접 글씨를 쓰는 행위나 그렇게 쓴 글씨.cha si nui so neu ro chik jjeop keul ssi reul sseu neun haeng wi na keu reo ke sseun keul ssi
Word origin
The Sino-Korean word combines the ideas of self and the writing brush, linking it to writing done in one's own hand.
Usage tips
- On forms, this word signals that the applicant must write personally, so a printed name or another person's writing does not meet the request.
Opposites
- 대필taepilwriting for someone elsenoun
Related words
- 자필서명chapilseomyeongown handwritten signaturenoun
- 자필체chapilchehandwritingnoun