성군

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 星群

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ŋɡun]
• Phonetic hangul: [성군]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonggun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seonggun
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnggun
Yale Romanization?	sengkwun

Noun

성군 • (seonggun) (hanja 星群)

1. (astronomy) asterism (small group of stars)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 聖君

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonggun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seonggun
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnggun
Yale Romanization?	sēngkwun

Noun

성군 • (seonggun) (hanja 聖君)

1. (historical) an extremely competent monarch

   쉴레이만 대제는 성군이었다.

   swilleiman daejeneun seonggunieotda.

   Suleiman the Magnificent was an extremely competent monarch.