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
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