소재

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 素材, from 素 (“basic”) + 材 (“ingredient”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰo̞d͡ʑɛ] ~ [sʰo̞d͡ʑe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [소재/소제]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sojae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sojae
    McCune–Reischauer?sojae
    Yale Romanization?socay

    Noun

    소재 • (sojae) (hanja 素材)

    1. material; component; stuff
    2. (literature) subject matter; content
      • 조선민주주의인민공화국 저작권법 (Copyright Act of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea), Article 11:
        이 경우 편집저작물은 소재의 선택이나 배렬에서 창조성이 있어야 한다.
        i gyeongu pyeonjipjeojangmur-eun sojae-ui seontaeg-ina baeryeor-eseo changjoseong-i isseoya handa.
        In this case the edited [document] must exhibit originality in the selection or arrangement of content.

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 所在, from 所 (“place”) + 在 (“existence”)

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)d͡ʑɛ] ~ [ˈsʰo̞(ː)d͡ʑe̞]
      • Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)재/소(ː)제]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?sojae
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?sojae
      McCune–Reischauer?sojae
      Yale Romanization?sōcay

      Noun

      소재 • (sojae) (hanja 所在)

      1. location; located in
      2. Presence of a thing at a place.
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