신경

Korean

Etymology

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

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

Noun

신경 • (sin'gyeong) (hanja 神經)

  1. (medicine) nerves
  2. (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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