체육

Korean

Alternative forms

  • (Pyeongan) 테육 (teyuk)

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 體育, from (body) + (education), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 体育(たいいく) (taiiku).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?cheyuk
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheyug
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'eyuk
    Yale Romanization?cheyyuk

    Noun

    체육 • (cheyuk) (hanja 體育)

    1. physical education
      매일 체육 시간 1000 미터 달리기 있다.
      Maeil cheyuk sigan-e cheon miteo dalligi-ga itda.
      In PE class [we] have to run 1000 meters every day.
    2. (by extension) physical exercise
      Synonyms: 운동(運動) (undong), 스포츠 (seupocheu)