이상

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 以上, from 以 (“as”) + 上 (“above”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈiːsʰa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[이:상]
Revised Romanization? isang
Revised Romanization (translit.)? isang
McCune–Reischauer? isang
Yale Romanization? īsang

Noun

이상 • (isang) (hanja 以上)

  1. an amount more than
  2. an amount greater than or equal to
  3. the aforementioned
Antonyms
  • 이하 (以下, iha, “amount less than”)
  • 미만 (未滿, miman)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 異常, from 異 (“different, unusual, strange”) + 常 (“common, normal, frequent, regular”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈiːsʰa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[이:상]
Revised Romanization? isang
Revised Romanization (translit.)? isang
McCune–Reischauer? isang
Yale Romanization? īsang

Noun

이상 • (isang) (hanja 異常)

  1. strange, abnormal, odd, weird, bizarre
    다른건 다 맞는데 이거 하나만 맞지 않아서 뭔가 이상하다.
    Dareun-geon da manneunde igeo hanaman matji anaseo mwon-ga isanghada.
    This is strange because everything else is right except for this one.
    몸이 이상하다. 오늘은 좀 쉬어야겠다.
    Momi isanghada. Oneureun jom swieoyagetda.
    I feel strange. I'm going to have to take a break today.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 理想, from 理 (“logic”) + 想 (“think”)

Alternative forms
  • 리상 (risang) (North Korea)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈiːsʰa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[이:상]
Revised Romanization? isang
Revised Romanization (translit.)? isang
McCune–Reischauer? isang
Yale Romanization? īsang

Noun

이상 • (isang) (hanja 理想)

  1. ideal
    이상과 현실은 다르다.
    Isanggwa hyeonsireun dareuda.
    Reality is different from ideals.
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