신경

신경

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 神經, from 神 (“mind”) + 經 (“way”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ɕʰinɡjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic Hangul[신경]

Revised Romanization? sin-gyeong Revised Romanization (translit.)? singyeong McCune–Reischauer? sin'gyŏng Yale Romanization? sinkyeng

Noun

신경 • (sin-gyeong) (hanja 神經)

1. (medicine) nerves
2. (by extension) one's feelings on a subject

   신경이 쓰이다

   sin-gyeong-i sseu-ida

   weigh upon one's mind (colloquial)

   신경을 쓰다

   sin-gyeong-eul sseuda

   to be attentive (about something)