잔인

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 殘忍.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?janin
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jan'in
    McCune–Reischauer?chanin
    Yale Romanization?can.in

    Noun

    잔인 • (janin) (hanja 殘忍)

    1. being cruel; being ruthless

    Usage notes

    • Although occasionally used as a noun in isolation, 잔인 (janin) is generally encountered as the non-verbal element of the light verb construction 잔인하다 (janin-hada). When conveying the noun meaning, the more common form is the verbal noun 잔인함 (janin-ham).

    Derived terms

    adjectives
    nouns
    • 잔인무도(殘忍無道) (janinmudo)
    • 잔인무쌍(殘忍無雙) (janinmussang)
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