성군

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 星群

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seonggun
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonggun
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏnggun
    Yale Romanization?sengkwun

    Noun

    성군 • (seonggun) (hanja 星群)

    1. (astronomy) asterism (small group of stars)

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 聖君

      Pronunciation

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

      Noun

      성군 • (seonggun) (hanja 聖君)

      1. (historical) an extremely competent monarch
        쉴레이만 대제는 성군이었다.
        Swilleiman daejeneun seonggunieotda.
        Suleiman the Magnificent was an extremely competent monarch.
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