서양

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 西洋, from 西 (“west”) + 洋 (“ocean”)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seoyang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seoyang
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏyang
    Yale Romanization?se.yang

    Noun

    서양 • (seoyang) (hanja 西洋)

    1. the global West, Euro-American culture
    2. (in compounds) Western, native to Europe and/or North America

    Derived terms

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