성별

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 性別 (“sex, gender”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋbjʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)별]
  • 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

성별 • (seongbyeol) (hanja 性別)

1. sex, gender

Synonyms

• 성 (seong)