신

Sino-Korean word from 神 (“spirit”).

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신 • (sin) (hanja 神)

1. god, deity

   Hypernyms: 남신(男神) (namsin), 여신(女神) (yeosin)

2. (monotheism) God
3. spirit; departed soul
   • 1961, “Genesis 1:2”, in 개역한글판 성경 [gaeyeokhan'geulpan seonggyeong, Bible: Korean Revised Version]:

     땅이 혼돈하고 공허하며 흑암이 깊음 위에 있고 하나님의 신은 수면에 운행하시니라

     ttang-i hondon-hago gongheo-hamyeo heugam-i gipeum wi-e itgo hananim-ui sin-eun sumyeon-e unhaeng-hasinira

     And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

     (English: King James Version translation)

• (monotheistic God): Most often used to refer to the theological and philosophical concept of God. When invoked in prayer, worship, etc., 하느님 (haneunim, “lord of heaven”) and 하나님 (hananim, “one lord”) are preferred.

• See the hanja entry at 神 for Sino-Korean compounds of 신 (神, sin).

Sino-Korean word from 臣.

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신 • (sin) (hanja 臣)

1. (literary or formal) someone who serves a monarch: a retainer, subject

신 • (sin) (hanja 臣)

1. (historical) Used by a man to refer to oneself when addressing a monarch; your servant, your humble servant

   Coordinate terms: 신첩(臣妾) (sincheop), 소첩(小妾) (socheop)

   • 2014, 명량／鳴梁 [The Admiral: Roaring Currents], spoken by Admiral Yi Sun-sin (Choi Min-sik):

     아직 신에게는 열두 척의 배가 남아 있사옵니다.

     Ajik sin-ege-neun yeoldu cheog-ui bae-ga nama itsaomnida.

     Your humble servant still has command of no fewer than twelve ships.

• See the hanja entry at 臣 for Sino-Korean compounds of 신 (臣, sin).

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 신〮 (Yale: sín). Likely related to Old Korean 洗 (*sen).^[1]

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신 • (sin)

1. shoes; footgear

   Synonym: (more common) 신발 (sinbal)

   신을 벗고 들어가시오. ― Sin-eul beotgo deureogasio. ― Do not enter with shoes on.

• 신다 (sinda, “to wear on one's feet”)

Of native Korean origin.

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신 • (sin)

1. joy; delight; amusement

   Synonym: 흥(興) (heung)

   관중들은 아주 신이 났었다. ― Gwanjung-deur-eun aju sin-i nasseotda. ― The audience was frantic with joy.

Borrowed from English scene.

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신 • (sin)

1. scene (in a show, movie, drama, play, etc.)

   Synonym: 장면(場面) (jangmyeon)

   감동적인 신이었다. ― Gamdongjeog-in sin-ieotda. ― It was a moving scene.

Sino-Korean word from 腎.

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  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

신 • (sin) (hanja 腎)

1. Short for 신장(腎臟) (sinjang, “(anatomy) kidney”).

• See the hanja entry at 腎 for Sino-Korean compounds of 신 (腎, sin).

Sino-Korean word from 信.

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  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

신 • (sin) (hanja 信)

1. (literary or formal) trustworthiness

• See the hanja entry at 信 for Sino-Korean compounds of 신 (信, sin).

Sino-Korean word from 辛

신 • (sin) (hanja 辛)

1. the eighth of the ten heavenly stems

Sino-Korean word from 新.

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신— • (sin-) (hanja 新)

1. new, latest, modern, novel; neo-

   Antonym: 구(舊) (gu-, “old; former”)

   ‎신(新) (sin) + ‎기록(記錄) (girok, “record”) → ‎신기록(新記錄) (sin'girok, “new record”)

• See the hanja entry at 新 for Sino-Korean compounds of 신 (新, sin).

• 새 (sae, “new”, determiner)

See the main entry.

신 • (sin)

1. present adnominal of 시다 (sida, “to be sour”): sour, acid, tart

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

신 • (sin)

• IPA^(key): /sín/

신〮 (sín)

1. shoe; footgear

• Korean: 신 (sin)