신

신	U+C2E0, 신 HANGUL SYLLABLE SIN

Composition:	ㅅ + ㅣ + ㄴ
Dubeolsik input:	t-l-s

← 싟
[U+C2DF]

Hangul Syllables

싡 →
[U+C2E1]

싀 ←	→ 싸
시 식 싞 싟신싡 싢 싣 실 싥 싦 싧 싨 싩 싪 싫 심 십 싮 싯 싰 싱 싲 싳 싴 싵 싶 싷

Korean[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Sino-Korean word from 神 (“spirit”), from the Middle Korean reading 신 (Yale: sìn).

Pronunciation[edit]

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰin]
Phonetic hangeul: [신]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sin
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sin
McCune–Reischauer^?	sin
Yale Romanization^?	sin

Noun[edit]

신 • (sin) (hanja 神)

god; God
spirit; departed soul
- Korean Protestant Bible, Changsegi (創世記 / 창세기) (Genesis) 1:2
  땅 이 混(혼)沌(돈)하고 空(공)虛(허)하며 黑(흑)暗(암)이 깊음 위 에 있고 하나님 의 神(신)은 水(수)面(면)에 運(운)行(행)하시니라.
  Ttang-i hondonhago gongheohamyeo heugami gipeum wie itgo. Hananimui sineun sumyeone unhaenghasinira.
  And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Derived terms[edit]

See the hanja entry at 神 for Sino-Korean compounds of 신 (神, sin).

Etymology 2[edit]

Sino-Korean word from 信, from the Middle Korean reading 신〯 (Yale: sǐn).

Pronunciation[edit]

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰi(ː)n]
Phonetic hangeul: [신(ː)]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sin
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sin
McCune–Reischauer^?	sin
Yale Romanization^?	sīn

Noun[edit]

신 • (sin) (hanja 信)

(formal) trustworthiness

Derived terms[edit]

See the hanja entry at 信 for Sino-Korean compounds of 신 (信, sin).

Etymology 3[edit]

Sino-Korean word from 臣, from the Middle Korean reading 신 (Yale: sìn).

Pronunciation[edit]

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰin]
Phonetic hangeul: [신]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sin
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sin
McCune–Reischauer^?	sin
Yale Romanization^?	sin

Noun[edit]

신 • (sin) (hanja 臣)

(literary) someone who serves a monarch: a retainer, subject
Synonym: 신하(臣下) (sinha)

Derived terms[edit]

See the hanja entry at 臣 for Sino-Korean compounds of 신 (臣, sin).

Etymology 4[edit]

First attested in the Hunmin jeongeum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 신〮 (Yale: sín).

Pronunciation[edit]

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰin]
Phonetic hangeul: [신]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sin
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sin
McCune–Reischauer^?	sin
Yale Romanization^?	sin

Noun[edit]

신 • (sin)

shoes; footgear
신을 벗고 들어가시오.
Sineul beotgo deureogasio.
Do not enter with shoes on.

Synonym: 신발 (sinbal)

Etymology 5[edit]

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰin]
Phonetic hangeul: [신]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sin
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sin
McCune–Reischauer^?	sin
Yale Romanization^?	sin

Noun[edit]

신 • (sin)

joy; delight; amusement
관중 들 은 아주 신이 났었다.
Gwanjungdeureun aju sini nasseotda.
The audience was frantic with joy.

Synonym: 흥(興) (heung)

Etymology 6[edit]

Borrowed from English scene.

Pronunciation[edit]

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕ͈in]
Phonetic hangeul: [씬]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sin
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sin
McCune–Reischauer^?	ssin
Yale Romanization^?	qsin

Noun[edit]

신 • (sin)

scene
감동적 인 신이었다.
Gamdongjeogin sinieotda.
It was a moving scene.

Synonym: 장면(場面) (jangmyeon)

Etymology 7[edit]

Sino-Korean word from 新.

Pronunciation[edit]

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰin]
Phonetic hangeul: [신]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sin
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sin
McCune–Reischauer^?	sin
Yale Romanization^?	sin

Prefix[edit]

신— • (sin-) (hanja 新)

new, latest, modern, novel; neo-
신세대 (新世代) ― sinsedae ― new generation

신기록 (新記錄) ― sin-girok ― new record

Antonym: 구(舊) (gu-, “old; former”)

Derived terms[edit]

See the hanja entry at 新 for Sino-Korean compounds of 신 (新, sin).

Etymology 8[edit]

Determiner[edit]

신 • (sin)

Attributive of 시다 (sida): sour, acid, tart

Etymology 9[edit]

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable[edit]

신 (sin)

Extended content

身:
(MC reading: 身 (MC ɕiɪn))
申:
(MC reading: 申 (MC ɕiɪn))
神:
(MC reading: 神 (MC ʑiɪn))
臣:
(MC reading: 臣 (MC d͡ʑiɪn))
信:
(MC reading: 信 (MC siɪn^H))
辛:
(MC reading: 辛 (MC siɪn))
新:
(MC reading: 新 (MC siɪn))
伸:
(MC reading: 伸 (MC ɕiɪn))
晨:
(MC reading: 晨 (MC d͡ʑiɪn, ʑiɪn))
愼:
(MC reading: 愼 (MC d͡ʑiɪn^H))
紳:
(MC reading: 紳 (MC ɕiɪn))
莘:
(MC reading: 莘 (MC ʃɪn))
薪:
(MC reading: 薪 (MC siɪn))
迅:
(MC reading: 迅 (MC siɪn^H))
訊:
(MC reading: 訊 (MC siɪn^H))
侁:
(MC reading: 侁 (MC ʃɪn))
呻:
(MC reading: 呻 (MC ɕiɪn))
娠:
(MC reading: 娠 (MC ɕiɪn))
宸:
(MC reading: 宸 (MC d͡ʑiɪn))
燼:
(MC reading: 燼 (MC ziɪn^H))
腎:
(MC reading: 腎 (MC d͡ʑiɪn^X))
藎:
(MC reading: 藎 (MC ziɪn^H))
蜃:
(MC reading: 蜃 (MC d͡ʑiɪn^X, d͡ʑiɪn^H))
辰:
(MC reading: 辰 (MC d͡ʑiɪn))
璶:
(MC reading: 璶)
哂:
(MC reading: 哂 (MC ɕiɪn^X))
囟:
(MC reading: 囟 (MC siɪn^H))
姺:
(MC reading: 姺 (MC ʃɪn))
汛:
(MC reading: 汛 (MC siɪn^H))
矧:
(MC reading: 矧 (MC ɕiɪn^X))
脤:
(MC reading: 脤 (MC d͡ʑiɪn^X))
贐:
(MC reading: 贐)
頣:
(MC reading: 頣 (MC ɕiɪn^X))
駪:
(MC reading: 駪 (MC ʃɪn))
兟:
(MC reading: 兟 (MC ʃɪn))
吲:
(MC reading: 吲)
噺:
(MC reading: 噺)
妽:
(MC reading: 妽)
㜪:
(MC reading: 㜪 (MC ʃɪn))
屾:
(MC reading: 屾 (MC ʃɪn))
峷:
(MC reading: 峷)
抻:
(MC reading: 抻 (MC ɕiɪn^H))
柛:
(MC reading: 柛 (MC ɕiɪn))
榊:
(MC reading: 榊)
氠:
(MC reading: 氠)
烥:
(MC reading: 烥)
燊:
(MC reading: 燊 (MC ʃɪn))
珅:
(MC reading: 珅)
甡:
(MC reading: 甡 (MC ʃɪn))
眒:
(MC reading: 眒 (MC ɕiɪn, ɕiɪn^H))
砷:
(MC reading: 砷)
祳:
(MC reading: 祳 (MC d͡ʑiɪn^X))
笉:
(MC reading: 笉 (MC t͡sʰiɪn^X))
籸:
(MC reading: 籸 (MC ʃɪn))
胂:
(MC reading: 胂 (MC ɕiɪn))
蜄:
(MC reading: 蜄)
賮:
(MC reading: 賮 (MC ziɪn^H))
䢻:
(MC reading: 䢻 (MC d͡ʑiɪn, t͡ɕiɪn^H))
鋠:
(MC reading: 鋠 (MC d͡ʑiɪn^X))
阠:
(MC reading: 阠 (MC ʃɪn, siɪn^H, ɕiɪn^H))
震:
(MC reading: 震 (MC t͡ɕiɪn^H))
顖:
(MC reading: 顖 (MC siɪn^H))
鯓:
(MC reading: 鯓)
鷐:
(MC reading: 鷐 (MC d͡ʑiɪn))
麎:
(MC reading: 麎 (MC d͡ʑiɪn))

References[edit]

Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin-guk daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, inmyeong-yonghanjapyo), page 26. [1]
국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]

Middle Korean[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /sin/

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

신〮 (sín)

shoe; footgear

Descendants[edit]

Korean: 신 (sin)

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

신 (sin)

joy; delight; amusement

Descendants[edit]

Korean: 신 (sin)

신

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