사후

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 事後 (“after an event”). See also Japanese 事後 (jigo).

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

Noun

사후 • (sahu) (hanja 事後)

  1. after the fact, post-, subsequent, ex post facto
    Antonym: 사전(事前) (sajeon, “prior, beforehand”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 死後, from 死 (“death”) + 後 (“after, behind”).

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

Noun

사후 • (sahu) (hanja 死後)

  1. postmortem, posthumous
    Antonym: 생전(生前) (saengjeon)
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 伺候 (“to wait on someone”). See also Japanese 伺候 (shikō).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sahu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sahu
McCune–Reischauer?sahu
Yale Romanization?sahwu

Noun

사후 • (sahu) (hanja 伺候)

  1. waiting on someone

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 射侯, from 射 (“shoot”) + 侯 (“target”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sahu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sahu
McCune–Reischauer?sahu
Yale Romanization?sahwu

Noun

사후 • (sahu) (hanja 射侯)

  1. (archery) target made of hemp cloth
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