사용

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 使用, from 使 (“employing”) + 用 (“using”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)joŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)용]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sayong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sayong
McCune–Reischauer?sayong
Yale Romanization?sā.yong

Noun

사용 • (sayong) (hanja 使用)

  1. usage in order to fulfill a purpose or role

Derived terms
  • 사용되다(使用)되다 (sayongdoedadoeda, “be used”)
  • 사용법(使用法) (sayongbeop, “instructions”)
  • 사용자(使用者) (sayongja, “user”)
  • 사용하다(使用)하다 (sayonghadahada, “use”)

See also
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