상상

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 想像, from 想 (“idea”) + 像 (“shape”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ŋsʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [상(ː)상]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sangsang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sangsang
McCune–Reischauer?	sangsang
Yale Romanization?	sāngsang

Noun

상상 • (sangsang) (hanja 想像)

1. imagination; speculation

Derived terms

• 상상하다 (sangsanghada, “to imagine”)