산신각

Korean

Etymology

山神 (“Sansin”) +‎ 閣 (“pavilion”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰa̠nɕʰinɡa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [산신각]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sansin'gak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sansingag
McCune–Reischauer?sansin'gak
Yale Romanization?sansinkak

Noun

산신각 • (sansin'gak) (hanja 山神閣)

  1. (Buddhism) small building within a Korean Buddhist temple ground that houses a mountain god from Korean folk belief (depicted as an old man with a tiger)
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