사촌지간

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰa̠t͡ɕʰo̞ɲd͡ʑiɡa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [사촌지간]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sachonjigan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sachonjigan
McCune–Reischauer?sach'onjigan
Yale Romanization?sa.chon.cikan

Etymology

From 사촌 (sachon) (“first cousin; literally ‘fourth degree of kinship’”) + 지간 (jigan) (“relationship; the state or distance between two people”), ultimately from the Sino-Korean compound 四寸之間 (literally “between four degrees of kinship”).

Noun

사촌지간 • (sachonjigan)

  1. (family) The relationship between first cousins; being first cousins to one another.

Usage notes

  • Typically used in expressions like 사촌지간이다 (“to be first cousins”).

See also

Further reading

  • 표준국어대사전 (Standard Korean Language Dictionary), 국립국어원 (National Institute of Korean Language), search result for 사촌지간.
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