본인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 本人 (“oneself”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [po̞nin]
• Phonetic hangul: [보닌]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bonin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bon'in
McCune–Reischauer?	ponin
Yale Romanization?	pon.in

Noun

본인 • (bonin) (hanja 本人)

1. the person in question; the person concerned

   본인이 수령해야 합니다.

   Bonin-i suryeong-hae-ya hamnida.

   It must be collected in person.

Pronoun

본인 • (bonin) (hanja 本人)

1. (formal, polite) I, me
2. (rather polite, usually by a superior to an inferior) you