성격

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 性格, from 性 (“nature”) + 格 (“character”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋk͈jʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)껵]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonggyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonggyeog
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngkyŏk
Yale Romanization?sēngqkyek

Noun

성격 • (seonggyeok) (hanja 性格)

  1. character, temperament
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