also: てぐっき
Taegukgi; South Korean national flag
Refers specifically to the flag of South Korea, featuring the taegeuk symbol and four trigrams. The term is used in Japanese as a proper noun.
Many Taegukgi were displayed in the streets of Seoul.
In the center of the Taegukgi is a red and blue taegeuk pattern.
Katakana rendering of the Korean name 태극기 (Taegeukgi). Used in contexts emphasizing the Korean origin or pronunciation.
From Korean 태극기 (taegeukgi), meaning 'taegeuk flag'. The Japanese reading たいきょくき is the on'yomi of the kanji 太極旗.