인사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 人事 (“human affairs”). The native “greeting" sense, invented in Korea, is attested since 1459 as Middle Korean ᅀᅵᆫᄉᆞ〮 (Yale: zìnsó).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [insʰa̠]
Phonetic hangul: [인사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	insa
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	insa
McCune–Reischauer^?	insa
Yale Romanization^?	insa

Noun

인사 • (insa) (hanja 人事)

greeting
- 1992, “김일성 대원수 만만세 (Long Live Generalissimo Kim Il Sung)”, 황진영 (Hwang Jin-yeong) (lyrics), 리종오 (Ri Jong-o) (music):
  
  김일성대원수 만만세 만세 만만세!
  인민 은 인사를 드린다 영광 드린다!
  Gim-Ilseongdaewonsu manmanse manse manmanse!
  inmin-eun insa-reul deurinda yeonggwangdeurinda!
  Long live, long live, long live to Generalissimo Kim Il Sung!
  The people offers [our] greeting [to you]! Glory is offered [to you]!
personnel matters, human resources
(dated, literary) human affairs, ways of the world

Derived terms

인사(人事)닦음 (insadakkeum)
인사(人事)말 (insamal)
인사(人事)술 (insasul)
인사(人事)치레 (insachire)
인사(人事)하다 (insahada)
인사계(人事係) (insagye)
인사권(人事權) (insagwon)
인사법(人事法) (insabeop)