世宗

Chinese

		life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime	school; sect; purpose school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; family
trad. (世宗)		世	宗
simp. #(世宗)		世	宗

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Shìzōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄗㄨㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Shìzōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄗㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Shìhzong
    • Wade–Giles: Shih⁴-tsung¹
    • Yale: Shr̀-dzūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyhtzong
    • Palladius: Шицзун (Šiczun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

世宗

1. A temple name used for Chinese, Korean or Vietnamese monarchs.
3. (～市, ～特別自治市) Sejong (a special self-governing city of South Korea)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (世宗):

• → Korean: 세종(世宗) (Sejong)
• → Vietnamese: Thế Tông (世宗)

Others:

• → Manchu: ᡧᡳᡯᡠᠩ (šidzung)

Japanese

 世宗 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology 1

From Chinese 世宗 (Shìzōng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [se̞ so̞ː]

Kanji in this term
世	宗
せ Grade: 3	そう Grade: 6
irregular

Proper noun

世(せ)宗(そう) • (Sesō) 

1. a temple name used for Chinese emperors, Vietnamese rulers, or Korean monarchs

Etymology 2

From Korean 세종 (sejong), ultimately from Chinese 世宗 (Shìzōng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [se̞ d͡ʑõ̞ɴ]

Kanji in this term
世	宗
セ Grade: 3	ジョン Grade: 6
irregular

Proper noun

世(セ)宗(ジョン) • (Sejon) 

1. a special self-governing city of South Korea

Korean

Hanja in this term
世	宗

Noun

世宗 • (sejong) (hangeul 세종)

1. hanja form^? of 세종 (“a temple name used for Chinese emperors, Vietnamese rulers, or Korean monarchs”)
2. hanja form^? of 세종 (“a special self-governing city of South Korea”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
世	宗

Proper noun

世宗

1. chữ Hán form of Thế Tông (“a temple name used for Chinese emperors, Vietnamese rulers, or Korean monarchs”).
2. chữ Hán form of Sejong (“a special self-governing city of South Korea”).