시간

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 時間, from 時 (“time”) + 間 (“gap”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰiɡa̠n]

  • Audio:

    (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [시간]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sigan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sigan
McCune–Reischauer?	sigan
Yale Romanization?	sikan

Noun

시간 • (sigan) (hanja 時間)

1. time

   비제한적 관계절(계속적 용법의 관계절)은, 시간이나 장소를 나타내는 접속사가 이끄는 절과 유사하게, 삽입구로 쓰인다.

   Bijehanjeok gwan'gyejeol(gyesokjeok yongbeob-ui gwan'gyejeol)-eun, sigan-ina jangso-reul natanaeneun jeopsoksa-ga ikkeuneun jeol-gwa yusahage, sabipgu-ro sseu'inda.

   Nonrestrictive relative clauses are parenthetic, as are similar clauses introduced by conjunctions indicating time or place.

2. hour

   이번 시간에는 재미있는 춤을 배워 보도록 하겠습니다.

   Ibeon sigan-e-neun jaemiinneun chum-eul baewo bodorok hagetseumnida.

   In this hour, you'll learn interesting dancing.

3. lesson

Derived terms

• 시간적(時間的) (siganjeok)
• 시간표(時間表) (siganpyo)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 時艱 (“hard times”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰiɡa̠n]

  • Audio:

    (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [시간]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sigan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sigan
McCune–Reischauer?	sigan
Yale Romanization?	sikan

Noun

시간 • (sigan) (hanja 時艱)

1. troubles or hardships of a specific time or era

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 屍姦, from 屍 (“corpse”) + 姦 (“fornication”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɡa̠n]

  • Audio:

    (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [시(ː)간]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sigan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sigan
McCune–Reischauer?	sigan
Yale Romanization?	sīkan

Noun

시간 • (sigan) (hanja 屍姦)

1. necrophilia

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 屍 (“corpse”) + 諫 (“admonish”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɡa̠n]

  • Audio:

    (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [시(ː)간]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sigan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sigan
McCune–Reischauer?	sigan
Yale Romanization?	sīkan

Noun

시간 • (sigan) (hanja 屍諫)

1. protesting the monarch's action with one's death