성교

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 性交 (“sexual intercourse, coitus”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɡjo]
    • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)교]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seonggyo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonggyo
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏnggyo
    Yale Romanization?sēngkyo

    Noun

    성교 • (seonggyo) (hanja 性交)

    1. (formal) sexual intercourse, coitus, sex
      Synonyms: 섹스 (sekseu), 성관계(性關係) (seonggwan'gye)

    Derived terms

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