미술

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 美術 (“art”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	misul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	misul
McCune–Reischauer?	misul
Yale Romanization?	mīswul

Noun

미술 • (misul) (hanja 美術)

1. art

   Synonym: 예술(藝術) (yesul)

Derived terms

• 미술사(美術史) (misulsa)
• 미술품(美術品) (misulpum)