성리학

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 性理學, from 性 (“character, personality”) + 理 (“reason, logic”) + 學 (“study”); abbreviation of 성즉리 (性卽理, seongjeungni) and 학 (學, hak).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ŋniɦa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [성니학]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seongnihak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seonglihag
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏngnihak
Yale Romanization?	senglihak

Noun

성리학 • (seongnihak) (hanja 性理學)

1. Neo-Confucianism

   Synonyms: 성즉리 (seongjeungni), 주자학 (jujahak), 송학 (songhak), 정주학 (jeongjuhak), 정주 이학 (jeongju ihak), 송명리학 (songmyeongnihak), 신유학 (sinyuhak)