행사

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 行事, from 行 (“doing”) + 事 (“deed”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [hɛŋsʰa̠] ~ [he̞ŋsʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [행사/헹사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haengsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haengsa
McCune–Reischauer?	haengsa
Yale Romanization?	hayngsa

Noun

행사 • (haengsa) (hanja 行事)

1. an event or observance.
2. an action.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 行使.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [hɛŋsʰa̠] ~ [he̞ŋsʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [행사/헹사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haengsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haengsa
McCune–Reischauer?	haengsa
Yale Romanization?	hayngsa

Noun

행사 • (haengsa) (hanja 行使)

1. use; exercise

Derived terms

• 행사하다 (行使—, haengsahada)