소방

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 消防 (“firefighting”). See also Japanese 消防 (shōbō).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞ba̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [소방]

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

Noun

소방 • (sobang) (hanja 消防)

1. firefighting, fire prevention

   Synonym: 방화(防火) (banghwa, “fire prevention”)

Derived terms

• 소방대장(消防隊長) (sobangdaejang, “fire marshal, fire chief”)
• 소방관(消防官) (sobanggwan, “firefighter”)
• 소방서(消防署) (sobangseo, “fire station”)
• 소방차(消防車) (sobangcha, “fire engine, firetruck”)
• 소방대(消防隊) (sobangdae, “fire brigade”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 疏 (“sparse”) + 放 (“disperse”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞ba̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [소방]

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

Noun

소방 • (sobang) (hanja 疏放)

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Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 小 (“small”) + 房 (“house”).

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

소방 • (sobang) (hanja 小房)

1. chamberlet

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 蘇方.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞ba̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [소방]

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

Noun

소방 • (sobang) (hanja 蘇方/蘇枋/蘇芳)

1. sappanwood, sapan, Indian redwood, a brazilwood (Biancaea sappan, syn. Caesalpinia sappan).

   Synonyms: 소방목 (sobangmok), 소목 (somok), 다목 (damok), 홍자 (hongja), 적목 (jeongmok)

2. sappanwood red or brazilwood dye, source of the red-purple dye, brazilein