위화감

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 違和感, from 違和 (disharmony) + (sensation)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɥiβwa̠ɡa̠m] ~ [yβwa̠ɡa̠m]
    • Phonetic hangul: []
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?wihwagam
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?wihwagam
    McCune–Reischauer?wihwagam
    Yale Romanization?wihwakam

    Noun

    위화감 • (wihwagam) (hanja 違和感)

    1. a sense of disharmony or that something does not fit in/is out of place
      한복판 온통 탱크 보다가, 소녀 어지럽다시피 위화감 들었다.
      Sup hanbokpan-e ontong nokseun taengkeu-reul bodaga, sonyeo-neun eojireopdasipi wihwagam-i deureotda.
      As the girl gazed at the rust-covered tank in the middle of the forest, she was struck by an almost dizzy feeling of dissonance.