생일

생일

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 生日, from 生 (“birth”) + 日 (“day”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[sʰe̞ŋiɭ]
• Phonetic Hangul[생일]

Revised Romanization? saeng-il Revised Romanization (translit.)? saeng-il McCune–Reischauer? saengil Yale Romanization? sayng.il

Noun

생일 • (saeng-il) (hanja 生日)

1. birthday

Synonyms

• 생신 (生辰, saengsin) (honorific)