간음

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 姦淫.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ganeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gan'eum
McCune–Reischauer?	kanŭm
Yale Romanization?	kān.um

Noun

간음 • (ganeum) (hanja 姦淫)

1. adultery; fornication

Synonyms

• 상간 (相姦, sanggan)
• 사통 (私通, satong)

Derived terms

• 간음하다 (姦淫‒, ganeumhada, “to commit adultery, to fornicate”)