중요성

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 重要性, from 重要 (“important”) + 性, with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jung'yoseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jung'yoseong
McCune–Reischauer?	chungyossŏng
Yale Romanization?	cwūngyoqseng

Noun

중요성 • (jung'yoseong) (hanja 重要性)

1. importance