시험

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 試驗.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?siheom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?siheom
McCune–Reischauer?sihŏm
Yale Romanization?sihem

Noun

시험 (siheom) (hanja 試驗)

  1. test, exam
    시험 보다siheom-eul bodato take a test
  2. experimentation, as in 시험 운전 (siheom unjeon, “a test drive”)