Korean word

화질

Pronunciation

Romanizationhwajil

Meaning

  • nounimage quality

Example

스마트폰으로 찍은 사진은 화질이 떨어진다.seu ma teu po neu ro jji geun sa ji neun hwa ji ri tteo reo jin da

The image quality of photos taken with a smartphone is low.

Illustration for 화질 (image quality)

More examples

이 TV는 화질이 정말 선명해서 영화 보기 좋다.i TV neun hwa ji ri cheong mal seon myeong hae seo yeong hwa po gi cho ta

This TV's image quality is really sharp, so it is good for watching movies.

Core concept

The level of visual sharpness and faithful color in an image or video.

Common phrases

  • 화질이 좋다hwa ji ri cho ta

    good image quality

  • 화질이 나쁘다hwa ji ri na ppeu da

    poor image quality

  • 화질 개선hwa jil kae seon

    image quality improvement

Similar words

선명도seonmyeongdo: The degree to which an image or screen looks clear and sharply defined.
해상도haesangdo: The amount of fine detail a screen or image can show, often measured by its pixels.
색감saekkkam: The overall impression created by the brightness, depth, and vividness of colors.

Definition in Korean

영상·이미지의 세부 묘사력과 색 표현의 충실도로 정의되는 품질을 가리키는 말.yeong sang i mi ji ui se bu myo sa ryeok kkwa saek pyo hyeo nui chung sil do ro cheong ui doe neun pum ji reul ka ri ki neun mal

Word origin

The Sino-Korean compound joins the element for image with the element for quality, directly naming the quality of a visual image.

Usage tips

  • A phone photo can show an interesting scene and still have poor visual quality, which separates the subject from how clearly it was captured.

Other meanings

  • video qualitynoun

Related words

  • 고화질kohwajilhigh image qualitynoun
  • 저화질cheohwajillow image qualitynoun
  • 화질저하hwajiljeohaimage quality degradationnoun

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