왕성

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 旺盛.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wangseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wangseong
McCune–Reischauer?	wangsŏng
Yale Romanization?	wāngseng

Noun

왕성 • (wangseong) (hanja 旺盛)

1. flourishing; prosperity

   혈기 왕성 ― hyeolgi wangseong ― full of vigour

Derived terms

• 왕성하다 (旺盛—, wangseonghada)