개인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 個人, from 個 (“piece”) + 人 (“person”)

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key)[ˈke̞ːin]
  • Phonetic Hangul[개:인]
Revised Romanization? gaein
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gaein
McCune–Reischauer? kaein
Yale Romanization? kāyin

Noun

개인 • (gaein) (hanja 個人)

  1. an individual or individuals; a private person
  2. personal, individual
    커피 메이커를 개인 용도로 쓰든 업무용으로 쓰든 간에
    keopi meikeoreul gaein yongdoro sseudeun eommuyong-euro sseudeun gane
    Whether you want coffeemaker for personal or for business use,

Derived terms
  • 개인적 (gaeinjeok)
  • 개인적인 (gaeinjeogin, “personally, individually”)
  • 개인택시 (gaeintaeksi, “an owner-operated taxi”)
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