심리

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰimni]
• Phonetic hangul: [심니]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	simni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	simli
McCune–Reischauer?	simni
Yale Romanization?	simli

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 心理 (“psychology, mentality”).

Noun

심리 • (simni) (hanja 心理)

1. psychology, mentality

Derived terms

• 심리적(心理的) (simnijeok)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 審理 (“hearing”).

Noun

심리 • (simni) (hanja 審理)

1. (law) hearing

Derived terms

• 심리(審理)하다 (simnihada)

 

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 心裏, from 心 (“heart”) + 裏 (“within”).

Noun

심리 • (simni) (hanja 心裏/心裡)

1. (literary) in one's heart, in one's mind

   Synonyms: 마음속 (ma'eumsok), 심중(心中) (simjung)

   • 1917, Choe Nam-seon, 최남선(崔南善), “兩(양)文(문)考(고)選(선)의 感(감)”, in 靑(청)春(춘), number 11:

     時(시)代(대)의 變(변)移(이)가 엇더케 靑(청)年(년)者(자)의 心(심)裏(리)에 投(투)影(영)된 것을 斟(짐)酌(작)할 것이라.

     sidae-ui byeoni-ga eotteoke cheongnyeonja-ui simni-e tuyeong-doen geos-eul jimjak-hal geos-ira

     One will infer how the changes of the era have been reflected within the minds of the youth.