인간

인간

Korean

Etymology

From Japanese 人間 (human), which is from the Chinese Buddhist term 人間界 (human world), compound of 人間 (among humans) and 界 (world).

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• Phonetic Hangul[인간]

Revised Romanization? in-gan Revised Romanization (translit.)? ingan McCune–Reischauer? in'gan Yale Romanization? inkan

Noun

인간 • (in-gan) (hanja 人間)

1. people, humanity
   • 모든 인간은 언젠가 반드시 죽는다.

     Modeun in-ganeun eonjen-ga bandeusi jungneunda.

     Every human being is bound to die one day.

   • 인간의 학술명은 호모 사피엔스다.

     In-ganui haksulmyeong-eun homo sapienseuda.

     The binomial name for human is homo sapiens.

Derived terms

• 인간적 (in-ganjeok, “human”)
• 인간성 (人間性, in-ganseong, “quality of being human”)

Synonym

• 사람 (saram)