습성

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 習性.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɯps͈ʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [습썽]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seupseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seubseong
McCune–Reischauer?	sŭpsŏng
Yale Romanization?	sup.seng

Noun

습성 • (seupseong) (hanja 習性)

1. trait; habit

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 濕性.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɯps͈ʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [습썽]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seupseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seubseong
McCune–Reischauer?	sŭpsŏng
Yale Romanization?	sup.seng

Noun

습성 • (seupseong) (hanja 濕性)

1. The wetness; a moist or damp property of thing.
2. (pathology) A wet subtype of certain stuff or phenomena, mainly medical.

Derived terms

• 습성 늑막염 (seupseong neungmagyeom)
• 습성 천이 (seupseong cheoni)
• 습성 황반변성 (seupseong hwangbanbyeonseong)