성리학

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 性理學, from (character, personality) + (reason, logic) + (study); abbreviation of 성즉리 (性卽理, seongjeungni) and (, hak).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seongnihak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonglihag
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngnihak
Yale Romanization?senglihak

Noun

성리학 • (seongnihak) (hanja 性理學)

  1. Neo-Confucianism
    Synonyms: 성즉리 (seongjeungni), 주자학 (jujahak), 송학 (songhak), 정주학 (jeongjuhak), 정주 이학 (jeongju ihak), 송명리학 (songmyeongnihak), 신유학 (sinyuhak)
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