경향

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 傾向, from 傾 (“inclination”) + 向 (“direction”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjʌ̹ŋʝa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [경향]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeonghyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeonghyang
McCune–Reischauer?	kyŏnghyang
Yale Romanization?	kyenghyang

Noun

경향 • (gyeonghyang) (hanja 傾向)

1. a trend, tendency

   사람들은 믿고 싶은 것을 믿는 경향이 있다.

   Saram-deur-eun mitgo sipeun geos-eul minneun gyeonghyang-i itda.

   People have a tendency to believe what they want to believe.