성장

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ŋd͡ʑa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [성장]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seongjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seongjang
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏngjang
Yale Romanization?	sengcang

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 成長, from 成 (“achieving”) + 長 (“growing”)

Noun

성장 • (seongjang) (hanja 成長)

1. growth, expansion

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 城 (“fortress”) + 將 (“commander”)

Noun

성장 • (seongjang) (hanja 城將)

1. the warden of a castle
2. (chess) a rook