선교

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹nɡjo]
• Phonetic hangul: [선교]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seon'gyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seongyo
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏn'gyo
Yale Romanization?	senkyo

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 宣 (“proclaiming”) + 敎 (“religion”)

Noun

선교 • (seon'gyo) (hanja 宣敎)

1. (religion) mission; missionary work

   그는 선교를 했다.

   geuneun seon'gyoreul haetda.

   He did missionary work.

Derived terms

• 선교하다 (seon'gyohada, “to evangelize”)
• 선교사 (seon'gyosa, “missionary”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 禪 (“Seon”) + 敎 (“teachings”)

Noun

선교 • (seon'gyo) (hanja 禪敎)

1. (Buddhism) The Zen and non-Zen sects of Buddhism, considered as a group

Related terms

• 선종 (seonjong, “Zen”)
• 교종 (gyojong, “non-Zen”)