삶

삶 U+C0B6, 삶
HANGUL SYLLABLE SALM
Composition:ㅅ + ㅏ + ㄻ
← 삵
[U+C0B5]
Hangul Syllables 삷 →
[U+C0B7]

Korean

Etymology

사삭삮삯산삱삲
삳살삵삶삷삸삹
삺삻삼삽삾삿샀
상샂샃샄샅샆샇
삐 ←→ 새

Substantive form of 살다 (salda, “to live”): 살 (sal-) +‎ ㅁ (-m). Doublet of 사람 (saram)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰa̠(ː)m]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [삼(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?salm
McCune–Reischauer?sam
Yale Romanization?sālm

Noun

삶 • (sam)

  1. life; living

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • 죽음 (jugeum, “death, dying”)
  • 살다 (salda, “to live; to be alive”)

See also

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