Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːsʰa̠ŋ/
• Phonetic hangeul: 이:상

Noun

이상 • ‎(isang) ‎(hanja 以上)

1. an amount more than
2. an amount greater than or equal to
3. the aforementioned

Antonyms

• 이하 (以下, iha, “amount less than”)
• 미만 (未滿, miman)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 異常, from 異 ‎(“different, unusual, strange”) + 常 ‎(“common, normal, frequent, regular”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːsʰa̠ŋ/
• Phonetic hangeul: 이:상

Noun

이상 • ‎(isang) ‎(hanja 異常)

1. strangeness; extraordinariness

Derived terms

• 이상하다 (異常하다, isanghada, “(to be) strange; (to be) extraordinary”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 理想, from 理 ‎(“logic”) + 想 ‎(“think”)

Alternative forms

• 리상 (risang) (North Korea)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːsʰa̠ŋ/
• Phonetic hangeul: 이:상

Noun

이상 • ‎(isang) ‎(hanja 理想)

1. ideal