성인

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 成人 (“adult, grown-up”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ŋin]
• Phonetic hangul: [성인]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seong'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seong'in
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏngin
Yale Romanization?	sengin

Noun

성인 • (seong'in) (hanja 成人)

1. adult; grown-up

   Synonyms: 어른 (eoreun), 대인(大人) (daein)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 聖人.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seong'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seong'in
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏngin
Yale Romanization?	sēngin

Noun

성인 • (seong'in) (hanja 聖人)

1. saint; holy man