신경

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 神經, from 神 (“spirit”) + 經 (“to pass”)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sin'gyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?singyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?sin'gyŏng
    Yale Romanization?sinkyeng

    Noun

    신경 • (sin'gyeong) (hanja 神經)

    1. (medicine) nerves
    2. (by extension) one's feelings on a subject
      신경이 쓰이다
      sin'gyeong'i sseu'ida
      weigh upon one's mind (colloquial)
      신경을 쓰다
      sin'gyeong'eul sseuda
      to be attentive (about something)

    Derived terms

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