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Korean noun

성

seong

surname; family name

The common part of names that people with the same lineage inherit from their ancestors.

Standard pronunciation
[성]
Level
Beginner

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성 in a sentence

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  • 그는 자기가 다시 한 번 도둑질을 하면 성을 갈겠다고 맹세했다.

    그는 자기가 다시 한 번 도둑찌를 하면 성을 갈겓따고 맹세핻따.said like thisgeuneun jagiga dasi han beon dodukjireul hamyeon seongeul galgetdago maengsehaetda.

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Dictionary data from the Korean Basic Dictionary by the National Institute of Korean Language, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR. We added the romanization. This page is shared under the same licence.