살인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 殺人, from 殺 (“kill”) + 人 (“human”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ɾin]
• Phonetic hangul: [사린]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sarin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sal'in
McCune–Reischauer?	sarin
Yale Romanization?	sal.in

Noun

살인 • (sarin) (hanja 殺人)

1. murder (an act), homicide

Synonyms

• 살해 (殺害, salhae, “murder”)

Derived terms

• 살인하다 (sarinhada, “to kill another human”)
• 살인자 (殺人者, sarinja, “murderer, murderess”)
• 살인적 (殺人的, sarinjeok, “killing, terrible”)