소변

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 小便 (“urine”). See also Japanese 小便(しょうべん) (shōben).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sobyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sobyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	sobyŏn
Yale Romanization?	sōpyen

Noun

소변 • (sobyeon) (hanja 小便)

1. urine

   Synonym: 오줌 (ojum)

Derived terms

• 소변검사(小便檢査) (sobyeon'geomsa, “urinalysis”)
• 소변(小便)보다 (sobyeonboda, “to urinate”)

See also

• 대변(大便) (daebyeon, “feces”)