요인

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 要因.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [join]
• Phonetic hangul: [요인]

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

Noun

요인 • (yoin) (hanja 要因)

1. primary factor

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 要人.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [join]
• Phonetic hangul: [요인]

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

Noun

요인 • (yoin) (hanja 要人)

1. VIP

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 妖人.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [join]
• Phonetic hangul: [요인]

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

Noun

요인 • (yoin) (hanja 妖人)

1. sorcerer; magician
2. evil enchanter