성장

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seongjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongjang
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngjang
Yale Romanization?sengcang

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 成長, from 成 (“achieving”) + 長 (“growing”)

Noun

성장 • (seongjang) (hanja 成長)

  1. growth, expansion

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 城 (“fortress”) + 將 (“commander”)

Noun

성장 • (seongjang) (hanja 城將)

  1. the warden of a castle
  2. (chess) a rook
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