성질

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 性質

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    성질 • (seongjil) (hanja 性質)

    1. temper, nature, quality
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