현상

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈçɘ(ː)nsʰa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyeonsang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeonsang
McCune–Reischauer?hyŏnsang
Yale Romanization?hyēnsang

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 現狀, from (appearance) + (form).

    Noun

    현상 • (hyeonsang) (hanja 現狀)

    1. the evident condition or state

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 現象, from (appearance) + (figure), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 現象(げんしょう) (genshō), from Middle Chinese 現象 (henH zjangX).

      Noun

      현상 • (hyeonsang) (hanja 現象)

      1. phenomenon
      Derived terms
      • 현상학 (hyeonsanghak, “phenomenology”)