Korean Dictionary
How to say "Jegichagi (Shuttlecock Kicking)" in Korean
“Jegichagi (Shuttlecock Kicking)” in Korean is 제기차기 (pronounced "jegi chagi").
제기차기
jegi chagi
Usage & Context
제기차기 is a traditional Korean game where players kick a 제기 (shuttlecock made of coin and paper) to keep it airborne as long as possible. It is played during 설날 and 추석 and is enjoyed by all ages. Korean schools include 제기차기 in physical education as part of preserving traditional culture.
Example Sentence
제기차기에서 100번 이상 차는 사람이 최고예요.
The best player in jegichagi is the one who can kick it more than 100 times.
How to use 제기차기 naturally
Quick answer
The Korean word for “Jegichagi (Shuttlecock Kicking)” is 제기차기, romanized as jegi chagi.
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Pronunciation Guide
Pronounced 'jeh-gee cha-gee' — 제기 is 'jeh-gee' with hard 'g' sounds, and 차기 is 'cha-gee' where 'cha' rhymes with 'chahh.' Keep the four syllables light and bouncy, matching the rhythm of the game.
More Example Sentences
recounting a holiday memory
설날에 사촌들이랑 제기차기 했어요.
On Lunar New Year, I played jegichagi with my cousins.
a parent teaching a child how to craft a jegi
제기차기 동전 없으면 한지로 직접 만들면 돼.
If you don't have a coin for jegichagi, you can make one with traditional paper.
describing a school PE lesson
선생님이 제기차기 시범을 보이셨어요.
The teacher demonstrated jegichagi.
Cultural Context
제기 is traditionally made by wrapping a 엽전 (brass coin with a square hole in the middle) in thin 한지 paper cut into fringed strips — the coin gives weight, the paper flutters for balance. Historically played during winter since kids could stay warm while moving, 제기차기 is a staple of Seollal (설날) and Chuseok (추석), often set up alongside 윷놀이 and 팽이치기 at folk villages like 남산 한옥마을 and 민속촌. Modern Korean elementary schools still teach it in 체육 (PE) class, and there are even competitive 제기차기 tournaments where players rack up hundreds of consecutive kicks. The verb 차기 ('kicking') comes from 차다, and you'll hear kids shout 'xx번 찼다!' ('I kicked it xx times!') to brag about their record.
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Common Phrases
제기차기 할래?
Wanna play jegichagi?
제기차기 몇 번 찼어?
How many times did you kick the jegi?
제기 만드는 법 알아요?
Do you know how to make a jegi?
Related Expressions
윷놀이
yut-no-ri
traditional four-stick board game
팽이치기
paeng-i-chi-gi
top-spinning game
설날
seol-lal
Lunar New Year
민속놀이
min-sok-no-ri
traditional folk games
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