신경

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 神經, from 神 (“spirit”) + 經 (“to pass”)

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰinɡjʌ̹ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [신경]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sin'gyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	singyeong
McCune–Reischauer^?	sin'gyŏng
Yale Romanization^?	sinkyeng

Noun

신경 • (sin'gyeong) (hanja 神經)

(medicine) nerves
(by extension) one's feelings on a subject
신경이 쓰이다
sin'gyeong'i sseu'ida
weigh upon one's mind (colloquial)

신경을 쓰다
sin'gyeong'eul sseuda
to be attentive (about something)

Derived terms

신경 세포 (神經細胞, sin'gyeong sepo, “neuron”)
신경계 (神經系, sin'gyeonggye, “nervous system”)
신경다양성 (神經多樣性, sin'gyeongdayangseong, “neurodiversity”)
신경전형적 (神經典型的, sin'gyeongjeonhyeongjeok, “neurotypical”)

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