사회

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰa̠βwe̞] ~ [sʰa̠ɦø̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [사훼/사회]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sahoe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sahoe
McCune–Reischauer?sahoe
Yale Romanization?sahoy

Etymology 1

      Sino-Korean word from 社會, from 社 (“god of earth”) + 會 (“gathering”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 社会(しゃ​かい) (sha​kai, “society”). Cognate with Jeju 사훼 (sahwe).

      Noun

      사회 • (sahoe) (hanja 社會)

      1. society
      2. a class, a world of a certain group
      3. (education) social studies
      Derived terms

      Etymology 2

          Sino-Korean word from 司 (“control”) + 會 (“gathering”). Cognate with Jeju ᄉᆞ훼 (sawhwe).

          Noun

          사회 • (sahoe) (hanja 司會)

          1. moderation of a meeting or ceremony
            사회를 보다 ― sahoe-reul boda ― to preside over a meeting or ceremony
          2. moderator
            Synonym: 사회자(司會者) (sahoeja)
          Derived terms
          • 사회(司會)하다 (sahoehada, “to moderate or preside over”)
          • 사회자(司會者) (sahoeja, “moderator”)

          Middle Korean

          Pronunciation

          • IPA(key): /sà.hój/

          Noun

          사회〮 (sàhwóy)

          1. son-in-law

          Descendants

          • Jeju: 사위 (sawi)
          • Korean: 사위 (sawi)
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