왜인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 倭人, from 倭 (“dwarf”) + 人 (“person”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [wɛin] ~ [we̞in]
  • Phonetic hangul: [왜인/웨인]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?waein
Revised Romanization (translit.)?waein
McCune–Reischauer?waein
Yale Romanization?wayin

Noun

왜인 • (waein) (hanja 倭人)

  1. (dated, derogatory) a Japanese person
  2. dwarf; pygmy

Synonyms

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