인간

Korean

Etymology

From Japanese 人間 (human), which is from the Chinese Buddhist term 人間界 (human world), compound of 人間 (among humans) and 界 (world).

Pronunciation

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Noun

인간 • (in-gan) (hanja 人間)

  1. people, humanity

Derived terms

  • 인간적 (in-ganjeok, “human”)
  • 인간성 (人間性, in-ganseong, “quality of being human”)
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