생일

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 生日, from 生 (“birth”) + 日 (“day”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛŋiɭ] ~ [sʰe̞ŋiɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [생일/셍일]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saeng'il
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saeng'il
McCune–Reischauer?saengil
Yale Romanization?sayngil

Noun

생일 • (saeng'il) (hanja 生日)

  1. birthday
    Synonym: (honorific) 생신(生辰) (saengsin)

Derived terms

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