낙천

Korean

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nakcheon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nagcheon
McCune–Reischauer?nakch'ŏn
Yale Romanization?nakchen

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 樂天 (“optimism”).

Noun

낙천 • (nakcheon) (hanja 樂天)

  1. optimism
    낙천 표정 ― nakcheon pyojeong ― a look of optimism
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 落 (“fail”) + 薦 (“recommend”).

Noun

낙천 • (nakcheon) (hanja 落薦)

  1. not being nominated; failing to be nominated
Derived terms
  • 낙천(落薦)되다 (nakcheondoeda, “to fail to be nominated”)
  • 낙천자(落薦者) (nakcheonja, “an unsuccessful applicant”)
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