미안

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 未安, from 未 (“not”) + 安 (“peace; comfort”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mia̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [미안]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mian
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mian
McCune–Reischauer?	mian
Yale Romanization?	mian

Noun

미안 • (mian) (hanja 未安)

1. shame; being sorry

Derived terms

• 미안하다 (mianhada)

Interjection

미안 • (mian)

1. (colloquial) I'm sorry