개성

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 改成, from 改 (“improving”) + 成 (“forming”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)성/게(ː)성]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaeseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaeseong
McCune–Reischauer?kaesŏng
Yale Romanization?kāyseng

Noun

개성 • (gaeseong) (hanja 改成)

  1. reform, improvement in quality

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 個性, from 個 (“individual”) + 性 (“quality”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)성/게(ː)성]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaeseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaeseong
McCune–Reischauer?kaesŏng
Yale Romanization?kāyseng

Noun

개성 • (gaeseong) (hanja 個性)

  1. individuality, distinction
Synonyms
  • 개인성 (個人性, gaeinseong, “individuality”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 開城, from 開 (“opening”) + 城 (“castle”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kɛsʰʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ke̞sʰʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [개성/게성]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaeseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaeseong
McCune–Reischauer?kaesŏng
Yale Romanization?kayseng

Noun

개성 • (gaeseong) (hanja 開城)

  1. Opening the gates of a fortress
  2. surrender

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 開城

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kɛsʰʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ke̞sʰʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [개성/게성]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Gaeseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gaeseong
McCune–Reischauer?Kaesŏng
Yale Romanization?kayseng

Proper noun

개성 • (Gaeseong) (hanja 開城)

  1. Kaesong (a city in North Korea)
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