Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 死神, from (death) + (God)

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɕʰin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sasin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sasin
McCune–Reischauer?sasin
Yale Romanization?sāsin

Noun edit

사신 (sasin) (hanja 死神)

  1. death (personified), God of death, shinigami

Synonyms edit