성관계

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 性關係.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰʌ̹(ː)ŋɡwa̠nɡje̞] ~ [ˈsʰʌ̹(ː)ŋɡwa̠nɡe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)관계/성(ː)관게]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonggwan'gye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonggwangye
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnggwan'gye
Yale Romanization?sēngkwankyey

Noun

성관계 • (seonggwan'gye) (hanja 性關係)

  1. (formal) sexual relations; sexual intercourse
    Synonyms: 섹스 (sekseu), 성교(性交) (seonggyo)

Derived terms
  • 성관계하다 (性關係—, seonggwan'gyehada)
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