성별

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Korean word from 性別 (sex, gender)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋbjʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seongbyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongbyeol
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngbyŏl
Yale Romanization?sēngpyel

Noun[edit]

성별 (seongbyeol) (hanja 性別)

  1. sex, gender

Synonyms[edit]