청순

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 淸純. See Japanese 清純 (seijun, “pure (of a girl)”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋsʰun]
• Phonetic hangul: [청순]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheongsun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheongsun
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏngsun
Yale Romanization?	chengswun

Noun

청순 • (cheongsun) (hanja 淸純)

1. purity; innocence; restrained and unobtrusive beauty (typically of a young woman)

Derived terms

• 청순하다 (淸純—, cheongsunhada)