실수

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰiɭs͈u]
• Phonetic hangul: [실쑤]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	silsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	silsu
McCune–Reischauer?	silssu
Yale Romanization?	silqswu

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 失手, from 失 (“to lose, make mistake, to neglect”) + 手 (“hand”)

Noun

실수 • (silsu) (hanja 失手)

1. mistake

Derived terms

• 실수하다 (失手—, silsuhada)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 實數, from 實 (“real, true, solid, honest”) + 數 (“number”)

Noun

실수 • (silsu) (hanja 實數)

1. (mathematics) real number