각설

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 却 (“doing away with”) + 說 (“discussion”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ks͈ʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [각썰]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gakseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gagseol
McCune–Reischauer?	kaksŏl
Yale Romanization?	kak.sel

Adverb

각설 • (gakseol) (hanja 却說)

1. (literary) marks a change of topic in the passage

Usage notes

This word heads a paragraph or section, and is generally separated from the rest of the passage by a comma or period.