습성

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 習性.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seupseong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seubseong
    McCune–Reischauer?sŭpsŏng
    Yale Romanization?sup.seng

    Noun

    습성 • (seupseong) (hanja 習性)

    1. trait; habit

    Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 濕性.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seupseong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seubseong
    McCune–Reischauer?sŭpsŏng
    Yale Romanization?sup.seng

    Noun

    습성 • (seupseong) (hanja 濕性)

    1. The wetness; a moist or damp property of thing.
    2. (pathology) A wet subtype of certain stuff or phenomena, mainly medical.
    Derived terms
    • 습성 늑막염 (seupseong neungmagyeom)
    • 습성 천이 (seupseong cheoni)
    • 습성 황반변성 (seupseong hwangbanbyeonseong)