간음

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 姦淫.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)nɯm]
    • Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)늠]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?ganeum
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gan'eum
    McCune–Reischauer?kanŭm
    Yale Romanization?kān.um

    Noun

    간음 • (ganeum) (hanja 姦淫)

    1. adultery; fornication

    Synonyms

    Derived terms

    • 간음하다 (姦淫‒, ganeumhada, “to commit adultery, to fornicate”)
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