선교

Korean

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