신경

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 神經, from 神 (“spirit”) + 經 (“to pass”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰinɡjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [신경]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sin'gyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	singyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	sin'gyŏng
Yale Romanization?	sinkyeng

Noun

신경 • (sin'gyeong) (hanja 神經)

1. (medicine) nerves
2. (by extension) one's feelings on a subject

   신경이 쓰이다

   sin'gyeong'i sseu'ida

   weigh upon one's mind (colloquial)

   신경을 쓰다

   sin'gyeong'eul sseuda

   to be attentive (about something)

Derived terms

• 시각신경(視覺神經) (sigaksin'gyeong, “optic nerve”)
• 신경 세포(神經細胞) (sin'gyeong sepo, “neuron”)
• 신경계(神經系) (sin'gyeonggye, “nervous system”)
• 신경다양성(神經多樣性) (sin'gyeongdayangseong, “neurodiversity”)
• 신경전형적(神經典型的) (sin'gyeongjeonhyeongjeok, “neurotypical”)