사전

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 辭典 (“dictionary”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[sʰa̠d͡ʑʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic Hangul[사전]
Revised Romanization? sajeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)? sajeon
McCune–Reischauer? sajŏn
Yale Romanization? sacen

Noun

사전 • (sajeon) (hanja 辭典)

  1. dictionary
    사전을 찾아보다 ― sajeoneul chajaboda ― to search [for a word in] a dictionary
Derived terms
  • 낱말사전 (nanmalsajeon, “dictionary for words”)
  • 영어사전 (yeong-eosajeon, “dictionary for English words”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 事典 (“encyclopedia”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈsʰa̠ːd͡ʑʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic Hangul[사:전]
Revised Romanization? sajeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)? sajeon
McCune–Reischauer? sajŏn
Yale Romanization? sācen

Noun

사전 • (sajeon) (hanja 事典)

  1. encyclopedia
Derived terms
  • 백과사전 (baekgwasajeon, “encyclopedia about all subject”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 事前, from 事 (“matter,”) + 前 (“before”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈsʰa̠ːd͡ʑʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic Hangul[사:전]
Revised Romanization? sajeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)? sajeon
McCune–Reischauer? sajŏn
Yale Romanization? sācen

Noun

사전 • (sajeon) (hanja 事前)

  1. beforehand

Further reading
  • 사전 in dictionaries at daum.net
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