여성

Korean

Alternative forms
  • 녀성 (nyeoseong) (North Korea)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 女性, from 女 (“female”) + 性 (“sex”)

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key)[jʌ̹sʰʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[여성]
Revised Romanization? yeoseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeoseong
McCune–Reischauer? yŏsŏng
Yale Romanization? yeseng

Noun

여성 • (yeoseong) (hanja 女性)

  1. woman; womenfolk; women in general; womankind; femininity; womanhood

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