사회

Korean

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[sʰa̠βwe̞] ~ [sʰa̠ɦø̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[/]
Revised Romanization? sahoe
Revised Romanization (translit.)? sahoe
McCune–Reischauer? sahoe
Yale Romanization? sahoy

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 社會, from (god of earth) + (gathering), borrowed from Japanese 社会 (shakai, society), from Middle Chinese 社會 (MC d͡ʑiaX ɦuɑiH, “public gathering for offering to the god of earth”)

Noun

사회 (sahoe) (hanja 社會)

  1. society
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from (control) + (gathering)

Noun

사회 (sahoe) (hanja 司會)

  1. moderation of a discussion or meeting
  2. moderator
Derived terms
  • 사회하다 (社會하다, sahoehada, “to moderate or preside over”)
  • 사회자 (社會者, sahoeja, “moderator”)

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