서적

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 書籍 (books, works). Cognate with Japanese 書籍(しょせき) (shoseki), 書籍(しょじゃく) (shojaku).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seojeok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seojeog
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏjŏk
    Yale Romanization?secek

    Noun

    서적 • (seojeok) (hanja 書籍)

    1. books, publications
      음란 서적eumnan seojeokpornographic literature

    Derived terms

    • 교양서적(敎養書籍) (gyoyangseojeok, educational books)
    • 서적목록(書籍目錄) (seojeongmongnok, book catalogue)
    • 서적애호가(書籍愛好家) (seojeogaehoga, bibliophile)