살인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 殺人, from 殺 (“kill”) + 人 (“person”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ɾin]
• Phonetic hangul: [사린]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sarin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sal'in
McCune–Reischauer?	sarin
Yale Romanization?	sal.in

Noun

살인 • (sarin) (hanja 殺人)

1. murder, homicide

Synonyms

• 살해(殺害) (salhae, “murder”)

Derived terms

• 살인(殺人)하다 (sarinhada, “to kill another human”)
• 살인자(殺人者) (sarinja, “murderer, murderess”)
• 살인범(殺人犯) (sarinbeom, “serial killer”)
• 살인적(殺人的) (sarinjeok, “killing, terrible”)