성질

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 性質

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seongjil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seongjil
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏngjil
Yale Romanization?	sēngcil

Noun

성질 • (seongjil) (hanja 性質)

1. temper, nature, quality