살

살	U+C0B4, 살 HANGUL SYLLABLE SAL

Composition:	ㅅ + ㅏ + ㄹ
Dubeolsik input:	t-k-f

← 삳
[U+C0B3]

Hangul Syllables

삵 →
[U+C0B5]

Korean

Etymology 1

삐 ←	→ 새
사삭삮삯 산삱삲 삳살삵 삶삷삸삹 삺삻삼 삽삾삿샀 상샂샃샄샅샆샇

Syllable

살 • (sal)

A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅅ, ㅏ, and ㄹ.

Etymology 2

Noun

살 • (sal)

flesh, muscle, skin
- 살 빼기에 대해서 얘기하겠습니다.
  Sal ppaegie daehaeseo yaegihagetseumnida.
  We're talking about slimming.

Antonyms

(flesh, muscle, skin): 뼈 (ppyeo, “bone”)

Derived terms

뱃살 (baetsal)
살갗 (salgat, “skin”)
살결 (salgyeol, “skin texture, complexion”)
살가죽 (salgajuk, “skin and leather”)
살색 (salsaek)
살찌다 (saljjida)

Etymology 3

Noun

살 • (sal)

latticework, rib, (comb's) teeth, (wheel's) spoke, (sun's) ray, shine
arrow, sting (of bees, bugs, etc.)

Derived terms

빗살 (bitsal, “comb's teeth”)
햇살 (haetsal, “sunray, sunshine”)
화살 (hwasal, “arrow”)
우산살 (usansal, “ribs of an umbrella”)

Etymology 4

Noun

살 • (sal)

years of age in traditional East Asian way (of a person)
- 몇 살입니까?
  Myeot salimnikka?
  
  How old are [you]? ("How many years of age are [you]?")

Usage notes

In traditional East Asian way of counting age, a newborn baby is 1 살 and becomes 2 살 on New Year's Day (= current year − birth year + 1). Birthday is irrelevant.

Related terms

(years of age): 세 (se, “years of age in Western way”)
(age): 나이 (nai, “age”), 연세 (年歲, yeonse, “(very honorific) age”)

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 煞 (“malignant deity”)

Noun

살 • (sal) (hanja 煞)

damnation

Derived terms

살풀이 (salpuri): salvation from damnation

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