"인간" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [inɡa̠n] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: in'gan [romanization], 人間 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 人間 (“human world”). In the Hangul script, first attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean ᅀᅵᆫ간 (Yale: zinkan). The most common modern sense of "human being" is an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 人間(にんげん) (ningen). Etymology templates: {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|人間|gloss=human world}} 人間 (“human world”), {{ko-etym-sino|人間|human world}} Sino-Korean word from 人間 (“human world”), {{ko-etym-native|bb|ᅀᅵᆫ간|zinkan|hangul=y|nocat=1}} In the Hangul script, first attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean ᅀᅵᆫ간 (Yale: zinkan)., {{obor|ko|ja|-|nocap=y}} orthographic borrowing from Japanese, {{ja-r|人間|にんげん}} 人間(にんげん) (ningen) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=人間}} 인간 • (in'gan) (hanja 人間)
  1. human, human being Categories (topical): People Synonyms: 사람
    Sense id: en-인간-ko-noun-SYbDwD-k Disambiguation of People: 47 0 20 33
  2. (rather derogatory) fellow, guy Synonyms: 양반 (alt: 兩班)
    Sense id: en-인간-ko-noun-N4EW2W8E
  3. (dated, original meaning) human world, human society Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-인간-ko-noun-xdMjnuEg
  4. (North Korea) family member Tags: North-Korea Synonyms: 식구 (alt: 食口)
    Sense id: en-인간-ko-noun-XZez5K2E Categories (other): North Korean, Sino-Korean words, Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 4 7 19 4 12 54 Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 5 1 3 91 Disambiguation of Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked: 10 3 8 80 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 6 1 3 90 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 5 1 3 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 인간성(人間性) (in'ganseong) (english: humanness), 인간적(人間的) (in'ganjeok) (english: human) [attributive] Related terms: 닝겐 (ninggen)

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      "english": "humanness",
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    },
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      "word": "닝겐"
    }
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            "Fundamental"
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          "english": "Humans are bound to die.",
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          "text": "In'ganeun jukgi maryeonida.",
          "type": "example"
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          "fellow",
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        "(rather derogatory) fellow, guy"
      ],
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          "alt": "兩班",
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        }
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      ],
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        }
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      "ipa": "[inɡa̠n]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[인간]"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Korean terms inherited from Middle Korean",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with audio links",
    "Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
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        "(rather derogatory) fellow, guy"
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          "word": "양반"
        }
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        "North Korean"
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        "(North Korea) family member"
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        {
          "alt": "食口",
          "word": "식구"
        }
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        "North-Korea"
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      "ipa": "[inɡa̠n]",
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    },
    {
      "other": "[인간]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "인간"
}

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