잔인

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 殘忍.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?janin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jan'in
McCune–Reischauer?chanin
Yale Romanization?can.in

Noun

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잔인 (janin) (hanja 殘忍)

  1. being cruel; being ruthless

Usage notes

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  • Although occasionally used as a noun in isolation, 잔인 (janin) is generally encountered as the non-verbal element of the light verb construction 잔인하다 (janin-hada). When conveying the noun meaning, the more common form is the verbal noun 잔인함 (janin-ham).

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