성자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 聖子

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seongja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seongja
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏngja
Yale Romanization?	sēngca

Noun

성자 • (seongja) (hanja 聖子)

1. (Christianity) God the Son, Jesus Christ

Related terms

• 성부 (seongbu)
• 성신 (seongsin), 성령 (seongnyeong)