간음

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 姦淫.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)nɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)늠]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ganeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gan'eum
McCune–Reischauer?kanŭm
Yale Romanization?kān.um

Noun

간음 • (ganeum) (hanja 姦淫)

  1. adultery; fornication

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • 간음하다 (姦淫‒, ganeumhada, “to commit adultery, to fornicate”)
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