실명

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰiɭmjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [실명]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	silmyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	silmyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	silmyŏng
Yale Romanization?	sil.myeng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 失明.

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	실명하다
Passive	실명되다

실명 • (silmyeong) (hanja 失明)

1. going blind; being blind; blindness

Derived terms

• 실명자(失明者) (silmyeongja)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 實名.

Noun

실명 • (silmyeong) (hanja 實名)

1. real name

   Synonym: 본명(本名) (bonmyeong)

   Antonyms: 가명(假名) (gamyeong, “pseudonym”), 예명(藝名) (yemyeong, “stage name”), 별명(別名) (byeolmyeong, “nickname”)

Derived terms

• 실명제(實名制) (silmyeongje)