해왕성

Korean

해왕성 (Haewangseong)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海王星, from 海 (“sea”) + 王 (“king”) + 星 (“star”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)wa̠ŋsʰʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)wa̠ŋsʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)왕성/헤(ː)왕성]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Haewangseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Haewangseong
McCune–Reischauer?	Haewangsŏng
Yale Romanization?	hāywangseng

Proper noun

해왕성 • (Haewangseong) (hanja 海王星)

1. Neptune (eighth planet of the solar system)

See also

• (planets of the Solar System) 수성(水星) (Suseong)/진성(辰星) (Jinseong), 금성(金星) (Geumseong), 지구(地球) (Jigu), 화성(火星) (Hwaseong), 목성(木星) (Mokseong), 토성(土星) (Toseong), 천왕성(天王星) (Cheonwangseong), 해왕성(海王星) (Haewangseong)