이성

Korean

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[isʰʌ̹ŋ]
Phonetic Hangul[이성]

Revised Romanization^?	iseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	iseong
McCune–Reischauer^?	isŏng
Yale Romanization^?	iseng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 異性, from 異 (“different”) + 性 (“gender; sex”)

Noun

이성 • (iseong) (hanja 異性)

opposite sex

Antonyms

동성 (同性, dongseong, “same sex)”)

Derived terms

이성애 (異性愛, iseong-ae, “heterosexuality”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 理性

Noun

이성 • (iseong) (hanja 理性)

(philosophy, South Korea) reason; logic; rationality

Alternative forms

리성 (理性, riseong) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

See also

이유 (理由, iyu, “reason; cause”)

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