살인

살인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 殺人, from 殺 (“kill”) + 人 (“human”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[sʰa̠ɾin]
• Phonetic Hangul[사린]

Revised Romanization? sarin Revised Romanization (translit.)? sal-in McCune–Reischauer? sarin Yale Romanization? sal.in

Noun

살인 • (sarin) (hanja 殺人)

1. murder (an act), homicide

Synonyms

• 살해 (殺害, salhae, “murder”)

Derived terms

• 살인하다 (sarinhada, “to kill another human”)
• 살인자 (殺人者, sarinja, “murderer, murderess”)
• 살인적 (殺人的, sarinjeok, “killing, terrible”)