영혼

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 靈魂, from 靈 (“spirit”) + 魂 (“soul”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋβo̞n]
• Phonetic hangul: [영혼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeonghon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeonghon
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏnghon
Yale Romanization?	yenghon

South Korean Standard Language	영혼(靈魂) (yeonghon)
North Korean Standard Language	령혼(靈魂) (ryeonghon)

Noun

영혼 • (yeonghon) (hanja 靈魂)

1. soul (the spirit or essence of a person)

See also

• 영성 (靈性, yeongseong, “spirituality”)
• 혼령 (魂靈, hollyeong, “ghost”)