사후

Sino-Korean word from 事後 (“after an event”). See also Japanese 事後 (jigo).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)βu]
• Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)후]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

사후 • (sahu) (hanja 事後)

1. after the fact, post-, subsequent, ex post facto

   Antonym: 사전(事前) (sajeon, “prior, beforehand”)

Sino-Korean word from 死後, from 死 (“death”) + 後 (“after, behind”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)βu]
• Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)후]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

사후 • (sahu) (hanja 死後)

1. postmortem, posthumous

   Antonym: 생전(生前) (saengjeon)

Sino-Korean word from 伺候 (“to wait on someone”). See also Japanese 伺候 (shikō).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠βu]
• Phonetic hangul: [사후]

사후 • (sahu) (hanja 伺候)

1. waiting on someone

Sino-Korean word from 射侯, from 射 (“shoot”) + 侯 (“target”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠βu]
• Phonetic hangul: [사후]

사후 • (sahu) (hanja 射侯)

1. (archery) target made of hemp cloth