생일

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 生日, from 生 (“birth”) + 日 (“day”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛŋiɭ] ~ [sʰe̞ŋiɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [생일/셍일]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saeng'il
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	saeng'il
McCune–Reischauer?	saengil
Yale Romanization?	sayngil

Noun

생일 • (saeng'il) (hanja 生日)

1. birthday

   Synonym: (honorific) 생신(生辰) (saengsin)

Derived terms

• 빠른 생일(生日) (ppareun saeng'il)