왜인

왜인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 倭人, from 倭 (“dwarf”) + 人 (“person”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[we̞in]
• Phonetic Hangul[왜인]

Revised Romanization? waein Revised Romanization (translit.)? waein McCune–Reischauer? waein Yale Romanization? wayin

Noun

왜인 • (waein) (hanja 倭人)

1. (dated, derogatory) a Japanese person
2. dwarf; pygmy