사회

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 社會, from 社 (“god of earth”) + 會 (“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
  • 사회학 (社會學, sahoehak, “sociology”)
  • 사회복지 (社會福祉, sahoebokji, “social welfare”)
  • 사회운동 (sahoe-undong)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 司 (“control”) + 會 (“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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