사무직

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 事務 (“clerical work”) + 職 (“position, profession”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	samujik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	samujig
McCune–Reischauer?	samujik
Yale Romanization?	sāmucik

Noun

사무직 • (samujik)

1. office job, white-collar job

Related terms

• 사무직원 (事務職員, samujigwon, “white-collar worker”)