미완

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 未完, from 未 (“not yet”) + 完 (“finish, complete”). See also Japanese 未完(みかん) (mikan).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmi(ː)wa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [미(ː)완]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

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

Noun

미완 • (miwan) (hanja 未完)

1. incompleteness, being incomplete

   미완의 작품 ― miwan-ui jakpum ― an unfinished work

Related terms

• 미완성(未完成) (miwanseong, “incompleteness”)