성교

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 性交 (“sexual intercourse, coitus”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonggyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seonggyo
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnggyo
Yale Romanization?	sēngkyo

Noun

성교 • (seonggyo) (hanja 性交)

1. sexual intercourse, coitus, sex

Synonyms

• 섹스 (sekseu)

Derived terms

• 항문 성교 (肛門性交, hangmun seonggyo, “anal sex”)
• 성교 체위 (性交體位, seonggyo chewi, “sex position”)
• 성교하다 (seonggyohada, “to have sex”)