경성

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 京城, from 京 (“capital”) + 城 (“city”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[kjʌ̹ŋsʰʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[경성]
Revised Romanization? Gyeongseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)? Gyeongseong
McCune–Reischauer? Kyŏngsŏng
Yale Romanization? Kyengseng

Proper noun

경성 • (Gyeongseong) (hanja 京城)

  1. (historical) (Japanese colonial era) Seoul

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 鏡 (“mirror”) + 城 (“city”)

Proper noun

경성 • (Gyeongseong) (hanja 鏡城)

  1. Kyongsong County in North Korea
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