부사관

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 副士官.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	busagwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	busagwan
McCune–Reischauer?	pusagwan
Yale Romanization?	pūsakwan

Noun

부사관 • (busagwan) (hanja 副士官)

1. (military) non-commissioned officer

   Synonym: 하사관(下士官) (hasagwan)