근친

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 近親.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɯɲt͡ɕʰin]
• Phonetic hangul: [근친]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geunchin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geunchin
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭnch'in
Yale Romanization?	kun.chin

Noun

근친 • (geunchin) (hanja 近親)

1. close relatives
2. Short for 근친상간(近親相姦) (geunchinsanggan, “incest”).

   근친은 불법이다. ― Geunchin-eun bulbeob-ida. ― Incest is illegal.

Derived terms

• 근친상간(近親相姦) (geunchinsanggan)