귀신

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 鬼神 (“ghost, spirit”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɥi(ː)ɕʰin] ~ [ˈky(ː)ɕʰin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [귀(ː)신]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwisin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwisin
McCune–Reischauer?kwisin
Yale Romanization?kwīsin

Noun

귀신 • (gwisin) (hanja 鬼神)

  1. ghost, spirit
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