인성

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 人性.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?inseong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?inseong
    McCune–Reischauer?insŏng
    Yale Romanization?inseng

    Noun

    인성 • (inseong) (hanja 人性)

    1. quality of one's character, especially in dealing with other people
      문제 인성이야.
      Gyae-ui munje-neun inseon-g'iya.
      The problem with him is that he has a bad personality. [lit. "His problem is the quality of his personality"]
    2. personality

    Synonyms

    • 인품 (人品, inpum, “quality of a character”)
    • 성격 (性格, seonggyeok, “personality”)