미소녀
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 美少女, from 美 (“beautiful”) + 少女 (“girl”), probably an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 美少女.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)sʰo̞ɲʌ̹]
- Phonetic hangul: [미(ː)소녀]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | misonyeo |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | misonyeo |
| McCune–Reischauer? | misonyŏ |
| Yale Romanization? | mīsonye |
Noun
미소녀 • (misonyeo) (hanja 美少女)
- (especially relating to Japan or Japanese media) a beautiful young girl, usually in her teens
Derived terms
- 미연시 (miyeonsi, “Bishōjo game”)