사무실

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 事務室, from 事 (“work”) + 務 (“duties”) + 室 (“room”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)muɕʰiɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)무실]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?samusil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?samusil
McCune–Reischauer?samusil
Yale Romanization?sāmusil

Noun

사무실 • (samusil) (hanja 事務室)

  1. office

Synonyms
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