청소년

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 靑少年, from 靑 (“youth”) + 少年 (“child”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋsʰo̞ɲʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [청소년]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?cheongsonyeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheongsonyeon
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏngsonyŏn
    Yale Romanization?chengsonyen

    Noun

    청소년 • (cheongsonyeon) (hanja 靑少年)

    1. adolescent; teenager

    Usage notes

    In South Korea, 청소년 (cheongsonyeon) is usually defined as a person of under twenty years in the East Asian age reckoning (eighteen or nineteen in Western age reckoning).

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