인세

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 印 (“publishing”) + 稅 (“tax”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ins͈e̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [인쎄]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	inse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	inse
McCune–Reischauer?	insse
Yale Romanization?	inqsey

Noun

인세 • (inse) (hanja 印稅)

1. (publishing) royalty payment

   Coordinate term: 저작권 사용료 (jeojakgwon sayongnyo, “royalties (in other contexts)”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 人世, from 人 (“human”) + 世 (“world”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [insʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [인세]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	inse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	inse
McCune–Reischauer?	inse
Yale Romanization?	insey

Noun

인세 • (inse) (hanja 人世)

1. (literary) the human world

   Synonyms: 인간(人間) (in'gan), 인간계(人間界) (in'gan'gye)