심장

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 心臟, from 心 (“heart”) + 臟 (“internal organ”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰimd͡ʑa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [심장]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	simjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	simjang
McCune–Reischauer?	simjang
Yale Romanization?	simcang

Noun

심장 • (simjang) (hanja 心臟)

1. heart (an organ)

   심장병(心臟病) ― simjangbyeong ― heart disease, cardiopathy

Synonyms

• 염통 (yeomtong)
• 피통 (pitong)