귀신

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 鬼神 (“ghost, spirit”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɥi(ː)ɕʰin] ~ [ˈky(ː)ɕʰin]
• Phonetic hangeul: [귀(ː)신]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwisin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwisin
McCune–Reischauer?	kwisin
Yale Romanization?	kwīsin

Noun

귀신 • (gwisin) (hanja 鬼神)

1. ghost, spirit