미소녀

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 美少女, from 美 (“beautiful”) + 少女 (“girl”), probably an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 美少女.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)sʰo̞ɲʌ̹]
    • Phonetic hangul: [미(ː)소녀]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?misonyeo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?misonyeo
    McCune–Reischauer?misonyŏ
    Yale Romanization?mīsonye

    Noun

    미소녀 • (misonyeo) (hanja 美少女)

    1. (especially relating to Japan or Japanese media) a beautiful young girl, usually in her teens

    Derived terms

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