사원

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠wʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [사원]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sawon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sawon
McCune–Reischauer?	sawŏn
Yale Romanization?	sawen

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 社員 (“member of a company”)

Noun

사원 • (sawon) (hanja 社員)

1. member of a company

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 寺院

Noun

사원 • (sawon) (hanja 寺院)

1. temple; monastery