사신

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 死神, from 死 (“death”) + 神 (“God”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɕʰin]
    • Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)신]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sasin
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sasin
    McCune–Reischauer?sasin
    Yale Romanization?sāsin

    Noun

    사신 • (sasin) (hanja 死神)

    1. death (personified), God of death, shinigami

    Synonyms

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