사형

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 死刑 (“death penalty, capital punishment”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sahyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sahyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	sahyŏng
Yale Romanization?	sāhyeng

Noun

사형 • (sahyeong) (hanja 死刑)

1. death penalty, capital punishment