천연

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 天然, from 天 (“heaven”) + 然 (“so, thus”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɲʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [처년]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheonyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheon'yeon
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏnyŏn
Yale Romanization?	chen.yen

Noun

천연 • (cheonyeon) (hanja 天然)

1. naturality, naturalness, unartificiality

   Antonym: 인조(人造) (injo)

   천연조미료 ― cheonyeonjomiryo ― natural seasoning