사신

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 死神, from 死 (“death”) + 神 (“God”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɕʰin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)신]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sasin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sasin
McCune–Reischauer?sasin
Yale Romanization?sāsin

Noun

사신 • (sasin) (hanja 死神)

  1. death (personified), God of death, shinigami

Synonyms

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