미소

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [misʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [미소]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	miso
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	miso
McCune–Reischauer?	miso
Yale Romanization?	miso

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 微笑.

Noun

미소 • (miso) (hanja 微笑)

1. a (bright) smile

   미소를 짓다／띠다 ― miso-reul jitda／ttida ― to smile

Derived terms

• 미소(微笑)하다 (misohada)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 微小.

Noun

미소 • (miso) (hanja 微小)

1. (attributive) very small, tiny

Derived terms

• 미소(微小)하다 (misohada)

 

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 微少.

Noun

미소 • (miso) (hanja 微少)

1. (attributive) little, few

Derived terms

• 미소(微少)하다 (misohada)

 

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Japanese 味噌(みそ) (miso). Probable doublet of 메주 (meju).

Noun

미소 • (miso)

1. miso