감사

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 感謝 (“to thank; to be grateful”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gamsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gamsa
McCune–Reischauer?	kamsa
Yale Romanization?	kāmsa

Noun

감사 • (gamsa) (hanja 感謝)

1. gratitude; thanks

Derived terms

• 감사절 (感謝節, gamsajeol, “Thanksgiving”)
• 감사하다 (感謝—, gamsahada, “to be thankful”)
• 감사합니다 (感謝—, gamsahamnida, “thank you”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 監査.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠msʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [감사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gamsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gamsa
McCune–Reischauer?	kamsa
Yale Romanization?	kamsa

Noun

감사 • (gamsa) (hanja 監査)

1. audit; inspection

Derived terms

• 감사하다 (監査—, gamsahada)

See also

• 검사 (檢査, geomsa, “inspection”)