향년

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 享年.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyangnyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyangnyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	hyangnyŏn
Yale Romanization?	hyāngnyen

Noun

향년 • (hyangnyeon) (hanja 享年)

1. age at time of death