이성애

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 異性愛.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈi(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋɛ] ~ [ˈi(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)성애/이(ː)성에]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	iseong'ae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	iseong'ae
McCune–Reischauer?	isŏngae
Yale Romanization?	īsengay

Noun

이성애 • (iseong'ae) (hanja 異性愛)

1. heterosexuality

Derived terms

• 이성애자(異性愛者) (iseong'aeja)

See also

(sexual orientations) 성적 지향(性的指向) (seongjeok jihyang); 무성애(無性愛) (museong'ae), 양성애(兩性愛) (yangseong'ae), 동성애(同性愛) (dongseong'ae), 이성애(異性愛) (iseong'ae), 범성애(汎性愛) (beomseong'ae) ^{(Category: ko:Sexual orientations)}