世宗

Chinese

		life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime	school; sect; purpose school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; family
trad. (世宗)		世	宗
simp. ^#(世宗)		世	宗

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Shìzōng

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄗㄨㄥ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Shìzōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄗㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Shìhzong
  - Wade–Giles: Shih⁴-tsung¹
  - Yale: Shr̀-dzūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyhtzong
  - Palladius: Шицзун (Šiczun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

世宗

A temple name used for Chinese, Korean or Vietnamese monarchs.
(～市, ～特別自治市) Sejong (a special self-governing city of South Korea)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (世宗):

→ Korean: 세종(世宗) (Sejong)
→ Vietnamese: Thế Tông (世宗)

Others:

→ Manchu: ᡧᡳᡯᡠᠩ (šidzung)

Japanese

Etymology 1

From Chinese 世宗 (Shìzōng).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [se̞ so̞ː]

Kanji in this term
世	宗
せ Grade: 3	そう Grade: 6
irregular

Proper noun

世(せ)宗(そう) • (Sesō)

a temple name used for Chinese emperors, Vietnamese rulers, or Korean monarchs

Etymology 2

From Korean 세종 (sejong), ultimately from Chinese 世宗 (Shìzōng).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [se̞ d͡ʑõ̞ɴ]

Kanji in this term
世	宗
セ Grade: 3	ジョン Grade: 6
irregular

Proper noun

世(セ)宗(ジョン) • (Sejon)

a special self-governing city of South Korea

Korean

Hanja in this term
世	宗

Noun

世宗 • (sejong) (hangeul 세종)

hanja form^? of 세종 (“a temple name used for Chinese emperors, Vietnamese rulers, or Korean monarchs”)
hanja form^? of 세종 (“a special self-governing city of South Korea”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
世	宗

Proper noun

世宗

chữ Hán form of Thế Tông (“a temple name used for Chinese emperors, Vietnamese rulers, or Korean monarchs”)
chữ Hán form of Sejong (“a special self-governing city of South Korea”)