이성애

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 異性愛.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋɛ] ~ [ˈi(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)성애/이(ː)성에]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?iseong'ae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?iseong'ae
McCune–Reischauer?isŏngae
Yale Romanization?īsengay

Noun

이성애 • (iseong'ae) (hanja 異性愛)

  1. heterosexuality

Derived terms

See also

(sexual orientations) 성적 지향(性的指向) (seongjeok jihyang); 무성애(無性愛) (museong'ae), 양성애(兩性愛) (yangseong'ae), 동성애(同性愛) (dongseong'ae), 이성애(異性愛) (iseong'ae), 범성애(汎性愛) (beomseong'ae) (Category: ko:Sexual orientations)

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