태양

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 太陽, from 太 (“great”) + 陽 (“yang, sun, light”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[tʰe̞ja̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[태양]
Revised Romanization? taeyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)? taeyang
McCune–Reischauer? t'aeyang
Yale Romanization? thayyang
태양 (taeyang, “the Sun”).

Noun

태양 • (taeyang) (hanja 太陽)

  1. the Sun
  2. (figuratively) Someone of extraordinary importance.
    아이들의 태양이 되어주실 선생
    aideur-ui taeyang-i doe-eojusil seonsaeng
    a teacher who will be the center of the children's lives

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • 태양전지 (太陽電池, taeyangjeonji, “photovoltaic cell”)
  • 태양계 (太陽系, taeyanggye, “solar system”)
  • 태양력 (太陽曆, taeyangnyeok, “solar calendar”)
  • 태양흑점 (太陽黑點, taeyangheukjeom, “sunspot”)
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