성인

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ŋin]
• Phonetic hangul: [성인]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seong'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seong'in
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏngin
Yale Romanization?	sengin

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 成人 (“adult, grown-up”)

Noun

성인 • (seong'in) (hanja 成人)

1. adult; grown-up

Synonyms

• 어른 (eoreun)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 聖人

Noun

성인 • (seong'in) (hanja 聖人)

1. saint; holy man