신용

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 信用

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɲoŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [시(ː)뇽]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sinyong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sin'yong
McCune–Reischauer?	sinyong
Yale Romanization?	sīn.yong

Noun

신용 • (sinyong) (hanja 信用)

1. credit, credibility, confidence, trust

Derived terms

• 신용등급 (信用等級, sinyongdeunggeup, “credit rating”)
• 신용 위험 (信用危險, sinyong wiheom, “credit risk”)
• 신용장 (信用狀, sinyongjang, “letter of credit”)
• 신용 카드 (sinyong kadeu, “credit card”)