본명

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 本名.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [po̞nmjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [본명]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bonmyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bonmyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	ponmyŏng
Yale Romanization?	ponmyeng

Noun

본명 • (bonmyeong) (hanja 本名)

1. real name (as opposed to an alias or pseudonym)

   Synonym: 실명(實名) (silmyeong)

   Antonyms: 가명(假名) (gamyeong, “pseudonym”), 예명(藝名) (yemyeong, “stage name”), 별명(別名) (byeolmyeong, “nickname”)