근시

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 近視, from 近 (“near”) + 視 (“sight”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geunsi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geunsi
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭnsi
Yale Romanization?	kūnsi

Noun

근시 • (geunsi) (hanja 近視)

1. (pathology) myopia

See also

• 원시 (wonsi)
• 난시 (nansi)
• 노안 (noan)