여성적

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 女性 (“woman, feminine”) + 的 (“of”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹sʰʌ̹ŋd͡ʑʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [여성적]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeoseongjeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeoseongjeog
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏsŏngjŏk
Yale Romanization?	yesengcek

Noun

여성적 • (yeoseongjeok) (hanja 女性的)

1. femininity, womanliness

   ‘남성적인’ 혹은 ‘여성적인’ 일이라고 특징지어지는 활동들 ― ‘namseongjeog-in’ hogeun ‘yeoseongjeog-in’ ir-irago teukjingjieoji-neun hwaldong-deul ― activities that have been characterized as ‘male’ or ‘female’ work

Derived terms

• 여성적 매력(女性的魅力) (yeoseongjeok maeryeok, “feminine attraction”)
• 여성적인(女性的人) (yeoseongjeogin, “feminine, womanly”)

See also

• 남성적(男性的) (namseongjeok, “masculinity, manliness”)