경성

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 京城, from 京 (“capital”) + 城 (“city”)

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    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Gyeongseong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gyeongseong
    McCune–Reischauer?Kyŏngsŏng
    Yale Romanization?kyengseng

    Proper noun

    경성 • (Gyeongseong) (hanja 京城)

    1. (historical, Japanese colonial era) Seoul

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 鏡 (“mirror”) + 城 (“city”)

      Proper noun

      경성 • (Gyeongseong) (hanja 鏡城)

      1. Kyongsong (a county of North Korea)
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