성교

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 性交 (“sexual intercourse, coitus”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonggyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seonggyo
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnggyo
Yale Romanization?	sēngkyo

Noun

성교 • (seonggyo) (hanja 性交)

1. (formal) sexual intercourse, coitus, sex

   Synonyms: 섹스 (sekseu), 성관계(性關係) (seonggwan'gye)

Derived terms

• 구강성교(口腔性交) (gugangseonggyo)
• 성교(性交)하다 (seonggyohada)
• 성교체위(性交體位) (seonggyochewi)
• 항문성교(肛門性交) (hangmunseonggyo)