왜인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 倭人, from 倭 (“dwarf”) + 人 (“person”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [wɛin] ~ [we̞in]
• Phonetic hangul: [왜인/웨인]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	waein
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	waein
McCune–Reischauer?	waein
Yale Romanization?	wayin

Noun

왜인 • (waein) (hanja 倭人)

1. (dated, derogatory) a Japanese person
2. dwarf; pygmy