청소년
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 靑少年, from 靑 (“youth”) + 少年 (“child”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋsʰo̞ɲʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [청소년]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | cheongsonyeon |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | cheongsonyeon |
McCune–Reischauer? | ch'ŏngsonyŏn |
Yale Romanization? | chengsonyen |
Noun
청소년 • (cheongsonyeon) (hanja 靑少年)
- adolescent; teenager
Usage notes
In South Korea, 청소년 (cheongsonyeon) is usually defined as a person of under twenty years in the East Asian age reckoning (eighteen or nineteen in Western age reckoning).