생활

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 生活せいかつ, from 生せい (“life”) + 活かつ (“living”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛŋβべーたwa̠ɭ] ~ [sʰe̞ŋβべーたwa̠ɭ]

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• Phonetic hangul: [생활/셍활]

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

Noun

생활 • (saenghwal) (hanja 生活せいかつ)

1. lifestyle, way of life
2. daily living