성

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Contents 1 Korean 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.2.1 Suffix

[edit] Korean

[edit] Etymology 1

First attested in the Myobeopyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as 셔ᇰ (Yale: syeG).

[edit] Pronunciation

IPA: sʌːŋ Phonetic hangul: 성ː

Romanization Revised? seong McCune-Reischauer? sŏng Yale? sēng

[edit] Noun

성 (seong)

1. anger, rage, wrath, offense

[edit] Etymology 2

[edit] Pronunciation

IPA: sʌŋ Phonetic hangul: 성

Romanization Revised? seong McCune-Reischauer? sŏng Yale? seng

[edit] Noun

성 (seong, hanja 性)

1. sex, sexuality
2. grammatical gender

성 (seong, hanja 姓)

1. surname

[edit] Suffix

성 (seong, hanja 性)

1. characteristic