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Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Myobeopyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as 셔ᇰ (Yale: syeG).

Pronunciation

Romanization

Revised?

seong
McCune-Reischauer?

sŏng

Yale?

sēng

Noun

성 (seong)

  1. anger, rage, wrath, offense

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Romanization

Revised?

seong
McCune-Reischauer?

sŏng

Yale?

seng

Noun

성 (seong, hanja 性)

  1. sex, sexuality
  2. grammatical gender

성 (seong, hanja 姓)

  1. surname
Suffix

성 (seong, hanja 性)

  1. characteristic







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