Korean word

책임감

Pronunciation

Romanizationchaegimgam

Meaning

  • nounsense of responsibility

Example

그는 책임감이 강한 사람이다.keu neun chae gim ga mi kang han sa ra mi da

He has a strong sense of responsibility.

Illustration for 책임감 (sense of responsibility)

More examples

프로젝트에서 책임감을 보였다.peu ro jek teu e seo chae gim ga meul po yeot tta

He showed a sense of responsibility on the project.

Core concept

A person's inner commitment to accept responsibility for the results of actions and care for assigned duties.

Common phrases

  • 책임감이 있다chae gim ga mi it tta

    have a sense of responsibility

  • 책임감이 강하다chae gim ga mi kang ha da

    have a strong sense of responsibility

  • 책임감을 느끼다chae gim ga meul neu kki da

    feel a sense of responsibility

Similar words

책임chaegim: Accountability for a matter, including the role of handling it and its results.
의무uimu: An obligation that is not optional because a rule, promise, moral standard, or law requires it.
양심yangsim: The moral sense that helps a person judge actions as right or wrong.

Definition in Korean

어떤 일이나 사람에 대해 자신의 행동이나 결과에 책임을 지려는 마음이나 태도eo tteon i ri na sa ra me tae hae cha si nui haeng dong i na kyeol gwa e chae gi meul chi ryeo neun ma eu mi na tae do

Word origin

The Sino-Korean compound joins the ideas of responsibility and feeling, creating a word for the inner sense that one should answer for what one does.

Usage tips

  • English often uses an adjective such as responsible to describe this quality, while Korean commonly treats it as a noun that a person can have, lack, or show strongly.

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