신사

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 神社 (“shrine”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)nsʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [신(ː)사]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sinsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sinsa
McCune–Reischauer?	sinsa
Yale Romanization?	sīnsa

Noun

신사 • (sinsa) (hanja 神社)

1. shrine

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 紳士

Noun

신사 • (sinsa) (hanja 紳士)

1. gentleman