세계관

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 世界觀, from 世界 (world) + (view), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 世界観 (sekaikan), which is a calque of German Weltanschauung.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ɡje̞ɡwa̠n] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ɡe̞ɡwa̠n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?segyegwan
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?segyegwan
    McCune–Reischauer?segyegwan
    Yale Romanization?sēykyeykwan

    Noun

    세계관 • (segyegwan) (hanja 世界觀)

    1. worldview
    2. (fandom slang) a fictional universe
    3. (fandom slang) a fictional universe as a holistic system including the rules of the story
    4. (fandom slang) the canon of a fictional universe
    5. (fandom slang) a mix of the definitions after the first one combined