미소

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 微笑, from 微 (“small”) + 笑 (“smile”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[misʰo̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[미소]
Revised Romanization? miso
Revised Romanization (translit.)? miso
McCune–Reischauer? miso
Yale Romanization? miso

Noun

미소 • (miso) (hanja 微笑)

  1. A (bright) smile.
    미소를 짓다
    misoreul jitda
    to smile

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 味噌 (miso).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[misʰo̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[미소]
Revised Romanization? miso
Revised Romanization (translit.)? miso
McCune–Reischauer? miso
Yale Romanization? miso

Noun

미소 • (miso)

  1. miso
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