화신

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 化身.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwasin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwasin
McCune–Reischauer?	hwasin
Yale Romanization?	hwāsin

Noun

화신 • (hwasin) (hanja 化身)

1. incarnation, embodiment

See also

• 강생 (降生, gangsaeng, “incarnation”)