사무

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 事務

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)mu]
• Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)무]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	samu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	samu
McCune–Reischauer?	samu
Yale Romanization?	sāmu

Noun

사무 • (samu)

1. office work, clerical work

Related terms

• 사무직 (事務職, samujik, “office work, office job”)
• 사무직원 (事務職員, samujigwon, “office worker”)