예술

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 藝術 (art).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈje̞(ː)sʰuɭ]
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    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yesul
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yesul
    McCune–Reischauer?yesul
    Yale Romanization?yēyswul

    Noun

    예술 • (yesul) (hanja 藝術)

    1. art; fine art
      화랑에는 많은 예술 작품 있다.
      Geu hwaran-g'eneun maneun yesul jakpum-i itda.
      The gallery has many pieces of art.

    Derived terms