성
Meanings
Noun
1. anger, rage, wrath
2. sex, sexuality; gender
3. one's true or inherent nature
4. gender (grammar)
5. possibility; assumption; guess (used after a suffix -은, -는, or -을)
6. surname; last name
7. castle; fortress
8. “the sacred”; that which is holy or sacred
9. Chinese or Vietnamese province
10. ministry (North Korea)
11. Southern Dialectal, Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Seoul, and Gyeongsang form of 형(兄) (hyeong, “(for males) older brother or male”)
Pronunciation
seong
Examples17
그렇게 쓸데없이 성을 내면 못써.
It's no good getting angry for no apparent reason like that.
왜 고작 그런 것을 가지고 성을 내는 것이니?
Why are [you] getting angry over such a trivial thing?
우리는 끝까지 저항했다. 하지만 적에 의해서 성이 결국에는 함락됐다.
We fought to the end. But eventually, the castle was taken by the enemy.
생명과 죽음의 문제를 […] 이야기하고 싶어 했다. 육과 영, 속과 성의 경계 허물기다.
[He] wanted to explain the question of life and death, breaking the lines between the body and the soul, the sacred and the secular.
교육에서 성 격차가 커지고 있다. 더 적은 숫자의 여아들만이 학교에 가고 있다.
The gender gap in education is widening; fewer girls are going to school.
기전에 욕심 많은 저거 성님이 있고...
Back then there was an older male who was very greedy...