시험

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 試驗, from 試 (“testing”) + 驗 (“testing”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰiɦʌ̹m]
• Phonetic hangul: [시험]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	siheom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	siheom
McCune–Reischauer?	sihŏm
Yale Romanization?	sihem

Noun

시험 • (siheom) (hanja 試驗)

1. test, exam.

   시험을 보다 ― siheomeul boda ― to take a test

2. experimentation, as in 시험 운전 (siheom unjeon, “a test drive”)