후사

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	husa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	husa
McCune–Reischauer?	husa
Yale Romanization?	hwūsa

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 後嗣, from 後 (“descendants”) + 嗣 (“descendants, heirs”)

Noun

후사 • (husa) (hanja 後嗣)

1. son

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 後事 (“aftermath, successor”)

Noun

후사 • (husa) (hanja 後事)

1. matter from now on, matter after that

   후사를 부탁하다

   husa-reul butakhada

   to leave the matter to someone