현상

Korean

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈçɘ(ː)nsʰa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [현(ː)상]
    • 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 現 (“appearance”) + 狀 (“form”)

Noun

현상 • (hyeonsang) (hanja 現狀)

  1. the evident condition or state

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 現象, from 現 (“appearance”) + 象 (“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”)
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