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

Synonyms

• 생신 (生辰, saengsin) (honorific)