항렬

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 行列. Compare Chinese 輩分／辈分 (bèifen).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hangnyeol
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hanglyeol
    McCune–Reischauer?hangnyŏl
    Yale Romanization?hanglyel

    Noun

    항렬 • (hangnyeol)

    1. generation in a descent group (how distantly one is descended from a common ancestor, i.e. a great-grandson of somebody has a "higher" 항렬 (hangnyeol) than a great-great-grandson regardless of their actual age; generally, people of the same 항렬 (hangnyeol) share a character in their name, no matter how distantly related)
      나이는 어리지만 항렬이 높다
      nai-neun eorijiman hangnyeor-i nopda
      S/he is younger in age but of an older generation
      항렬이 같다면 이름에 같은 한자를 쓰는 것이 작명의 철칙이다.
      Hangnyeor-i gatdamyeon ireum-e gateun hanja-reul sseuneun geos-i jangmyeon-g'ui cheolchig-ida.
      That one use the same hanja in a name if one's generation is the same is the iron rule of naming people.

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