향상

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 向上 (“improvement, progress”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

향상 • (hyangsang) (hanja 向上)

  1. improvement, progress
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