상상

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 想像, from 想 (“idea”) + 像 (“shape”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ŋsʰa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [상(ː)상]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sangsang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sangsang
McCune–Reischauer?sangsang
Yale Romanization?sāngsang

Noun

상상 • (sangsang) (hanja 想像)

  1. imagination; speculation

Derived terms
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