소유

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 所有, from 所 (“thing”) + 有 (“existence”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)ju]
  • Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)유]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?soyu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?soyu
McCune–Reischauer?soyu
Yale Romanization?sō.yu

Noun

소유 • (soyu) (hanja 所有)

  1. possession (ownership of something)
  2. a possession or possessions
    Antonym: 무소유(無所有) (musoyu)
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