근시

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 近視, from 近 (“near”) + 視 (“sight”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)nɕʰi]
    • Phonetic hangul: [근(ː)시]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?geunsi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?geunsi
    McCune–Reischauer?kŭnsi
    Yale Romanization?kūnsi

    Noun

    근시 • (geunsi) (hanja 近視)

    1. (pathology) myopia

    See also

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