시험

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 試驗.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?siheom
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?siheom
    McCune–Reischauer?sihŏm
    Yale Romanization?sihem

    Noun

    시험 • (siheom) (hanja 試驗)

    1. test, exam
      시험 보다siheom-eul bodato take a test
    2. experimentation, as in 시험 운전 (siheom unjeon, “a test drive”)