항렬

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 行列. Compare Chinese 輩分／辈分 (bèifen).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠ŋɲʌ̹ɭ]
Phonetic hangul: [항녈]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	hangnyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	hanglyeol
McCune–Reischauer^?	hangnyŏl
Yale Romanization^?	hanglyel

Noun

항렬 • (hangnyeol)

generation in a descent group (how distantly one is descended from a common ancestor, i.e. a great-grandson of somebody has a "higher" 항렬 (hangnyeol) than a great-great-grandson regardless of their actual age; generally, people of the same 항렬 (hangnyeol) share a character in their name, no matter how distantly related)
나이 는 어리지만 항렬이 높다
nai-neun eorijiman hangnyeor-i nopda
S/he is younger in age but of an older generation

항렬이 같다면 이름 에 같은 한자 를 쓰는 것 이 작명의 철칙이다.
Hangnyeor-i gatdamyeon ireum-e gateun hanja-reul sseuneun geos-i jangmyeong-ui cheolchig-ida.
That one use the same hanja in a name if one's generation is the same is the iron rule of naming people.

Derived terms

항렬자(行列字) (hangnyeolja)

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