사고

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 事故, from 事 (“event”) + 故 (“incident”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sago
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sago
McCune–Reischauer?	sago
Yale Romanization?	sāko

Noun

사고 • (sago) (hanja 事故)

1. an accident

Derived terms

• 사망사고 (samangsago, “fatal accident”)
• 교통사고 (gyotongsago, “traffic accident”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 思考, from 思 (“idea”) + 考 (“pondering”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ɡo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [사고]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sago
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sago
McCune–Reischauer?	sago
Yale Romanization?	sako

Noun

사고 • (sago) (hanja 思考)

1. thought; reflection

Derived terms

• 사고방식 (sagobangsik, “modes of thought”)

Etymology 3

Gerund form of 사다 (sada, “to buy”), formed through the suffix -고 (-go).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ɡo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [사고]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sago
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sago
McCune–Reischauer?	sago
Yale Romanization?	sako

Verb

사고 • (sago)

1. buy, and ...