상사

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 商社.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ŋsʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [상사]

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

Noun

상사 • (sangsa) (hanja 商社)

1. trading company

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 上司.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sangsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sangsa
McCune–Reischauer?	sangsa
Yale Romanization?	sāngsa

Noun

상사 • (sangsa) (hanja 上司)

1. boss; superior

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 相似.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ŋsʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [상사]

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

Noun

상사 • (sangsa) (hanja 相似)

1. resemblance; similarity

Derived terms

• 상사하다 (相似—, sangsahada)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 喪事.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ŋsʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [상사]

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

Noun

상사 • (sangsa) (hanja 喪事)

1. death (of a person)

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 商事.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ŋsʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [상사]

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

Noun

상사 • (sangsa) (hanja 商事)

1. commercial affairs

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 上士.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sangsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sangsa
McCune–Reischauer?	sangsa
Yale Romanization?	sāngsa

Noun

상사 • (sangsa) (hanja 上士)

1. (military) master sergeant