태양

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 太陽, from 太 (“great”) and 陽 (“yang, sun, light”) .

Pronunciation

• IPA: tʰɛˈjaŋ
• Phonetic hangul: 태양

Romanization

Revised	taeyang	transliteration	taeyang
McCune–Reischauer	t'aeyang	Yale	thayyang

태양 (taeyang, “the Sun”).

Noun

태양 (taeyang, hanja 太陽)

1. the Sun
2. (figuratively) Someone of extraordinary importance.

   아이들의 태양이 되어주실 선생

   aideur-ui taeyang-i doe-eojusil seonsaeng

   a teacher who will be the center of the children's lives

Synonyms

• 해 (hae)

Derived terms

• 태양전지 (taeyangjeonji, “photovoltaic cell”, 太陽電池)
• 태양계 (taeyanggye, “solar system”, 太陽系)
• 태양력 (taeyangryeok, “solar calendar”, 太陽曆)
• 태양흑점 (taeyangheukjeom, “sunspot”, 太陽黑點)