사인

Korean

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English sign, perhaps by way of Japanese サイン (sain, “signature”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈a̠in]
• Phonetic hangul: [싸인]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sain
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sain
McCune–Reischauer?	ssain
Yale Romanization?	qsain

Noun

사인 • (sain)

1. signature

   계약서에 사인을 했다.

   gyeyakseo'e saineul haetda.

   I put my signature to contract.

2. autograph

   어제 유명 배우의 사인을 받았다.

   eoje yumyeong bae'uui saineul badatda.

   I got the autograph of famous actor yesterday.

3. signal

   감독이 선수에게 손으로 사인을 보냈다.

   gamdogi seonsuege soneuro saineul bonaetda.

   The coach sent a signal to the athlete by hand.

Derived terms

• 사인하다 (sainhada, “sign”)
• 사인회 (sainhoe, “signing event”)

Synonyms

• (1.) 서명 (署名, seomyeong, “signature”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 死因, from 死 (“death”) + 因 (“cause”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sain
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sain
McCune–Reischauer?	sain
Yale Romanization?	sāin

Noun

사인 • (sain) (hanja 死因)

1. cause of death

   사인을 밝히다

   saineul balkida

   be discovered cause of death

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 私人, from 私 (“private”) + 人 (“person”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠in]
• Phonetic hangul: [사인]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sain
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sain
McCune–Reischauer?	sain
Yale Romanization?	sain

Noun

사인 • (sain) (hanja 私人)

1. private individual

Antonyms

• 공인 (公人, gong'in)