학생

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 學生.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠ks͈ɛŋ] ~ [ha̠ks͈e̞ŋ]

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• Phonetic hangul: [학쌩/학쎙]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haksaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hagsaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	haksaeng
Yale Romanization?	hak.sayng

Noun

학생 • (haksaeng) (counter 명(名), hanja 學生)

1. student, scholar, school pupil

   최근에 박사 과정을 시작했는데 다시 학생이 돼서 기분이 좋습니다.

   Choegeun-e baksa gwajeong-eul sijakhaenneunde dasi haksaeng-i dwaeseo gibun-i joseumnida.

   I recently started a PhD program, and it feels good to be a student again.

Derived terms

• 고등학생(高等學生) (godeunghaksaeng, “high-school student”)
• 대학생(大學生) (daehaksaeng, “college student”)
• 중학생(中學生) (junghaksaeng, “middle-school student”)
• 초등학생(初等學生) (chodeunghaksaeng, “elementary-school student”)