신사

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 紳士.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sinsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sinsa
McCune–Reischauer?sinsa
Yale Romanization?sīnsa

Noun

신사 (sinsa) (hanja 紳士)

  1. gentleman
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 神社.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sinsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sinsa
McCune–Reischauer?sinsa
Yale Romanization?sinsa

Noun

신사 (sinsa) (hanja 神社)

  1. Shinto shrine

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 辛巳.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Sinsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Sinsa
McCune–Reischauer?Sinsa
Yale Romanization?sinsa

Proper noun

신사 (Sinsa) (hanja 辛巳)

  1. The eighteenth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Metal Snake" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.
Coordinate terms