철학

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 哲學, from 哲 (“wise”) + 學 (“study”). Borrowed from Japanese 哲学 (tetsugaku).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɾɦa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[철학]
Revised Romanization? cheolhak
Revised Romanization (translit.)? cheol-hag
McCune–Reischauer? ch'ŏrhak
Yale Romanization? chel.hak

Noun

철학 • (cheolhak) (hanja 哲學)

  1. philosophy

Derived terms
  • 철학자 (哲學者, cheolhakja, “philosopher”)
  • 철학적 (哲學的, cheolhakjeok, “philosophical”)
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