향상

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 向上 (“improvement, progress”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈça̠(ː)ŋsʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [향(ː)상]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

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

Noun

향상 • (hyangsang) (hanja 向上)

1. improvement, progress