상사

Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ŋsʰa̠]
Phonetic hangul: [상사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sangsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sangsa
McCune–Reischauer^?	sangsa
Yale Romanization^?	sangsa

Noun edit

상사 • (sangsa) (hanja 商社)

trading company

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Korean word from 上司.

Pronunciation edit

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ŋsʰa̠]
Phonetic hangul: [상(ː)사]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sangsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sangsa
McCune–Reischauer^?	sangsa
Yale Romanization^?	sāngsa

Noun edit

상사 • (sangsa) (hanja 上司)

boss; superior

Etymology 3 edit

Sino-Korean word from 相似.

Pronunciation edit

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ŋsʰa̠]
Phonetic hangul: [상사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sangsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sangsa
McCune–Reischauer^?	sangsa
Yale Romanization^?	sangsa

Noun edit

상사 • (sangsa) (hanja 相似)

resemblance; similarity

Derived terms edit

상사하다 (相似—, sangsahada)

Etymology 4 edit

Sino-Korean word from 喪事.

Pronunciation edit

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ŋsʰa̠]
Phonetic hangul: [상사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sangsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sangsa
McCune–Reischauer^?	sangsa
Yale Romanization^?	sangsa

Noun edit

상사 • (sangsa) (hanja 喪事)

death (of a person)

Etymology 5 edit

Sino-Korean word from 商事.

Pronunciation edit

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ŋsʰa̠]
Phonetic hangul: [상사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sangsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sangsa
McCune–Reischauer^?	sangsa
Yale Romanization^?	sangsa

Noun edit

상사 • (sangsa) (hanja 商事)

commercial affairs

Etymology 6 edit

Sino-Korean word from 上士.

Pronunciation edit

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ŋsʰa̠]
Phonetic hangul: [상(ː)사]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sangsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sangsa
McCune–Reischauer^?	sangsa
Yale Romanization^?	sāngsa

Noun edit

상사 • (sangsa) (hanja 上士)

(military) master sergeant