현상

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyeonsang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyeonsang
McCune–Reischauer?	hyŏnsang
Yale Romanization?	hyēnsang

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 現狀, from 現 (“appearance”) + 狀 (“form”).

Noun

현상 • (hyeonsang) (hanja 現狀)

1. the evident condition or state

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 現象, from 現 (“appearance”) + 象 (“figure”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 現象(げんしょう) (genshō), from Middle Chinese 現象 (henH zjangX).

Noun

현상 • (hyeonsang) (hanja 現象)

1. phenomenon

Derived terms

• 현상학 (hyeonsanghak, “phenomenology”)