감수

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 甘受 (“to willingly suffer”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠msʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [감수]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gamsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gamsu
McCune–Reischauer?	kamsu
Yale Romanization?	kamswu

Noun

감수 • (gamsu) (hanja 甘受)

1. putting up with, enduring

Derived terms

• 감수(甘受)되다 (gamsudoeda)
• 감수(甘受)하다 (gamsuhada)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 監修 (“editorial supervision”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠msʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [감수]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gamsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gamsu
McCune–Reischauer?	kamsu
Yale Romanization?	kamswu

Noun

감수 • (gamsu) (hanja 監修)

1. editorial supervision

Derived terms

• 감수(監修)하다 (gamsuhada)
• 감수자(監修者) (gamsuja)

 

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 感受.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gamsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gamsu
McCune–Reischauer?	kamsu
Yale Romanization?	kāmswu

Noun

감수 • (gamsu) (hanja 感受)

1. (psychology) sensation; sensory reception
2. (Buddhism, philosophy) vedanā (sensation in Buddhist thought)

   Synonym: 수(受) (su)

Derived terms

• 감수(感受)되다 (gamsudoeda)
• 감수(感受)하다 (gamsuhada)
• 감수성(感受性) (gamsuseong)

 

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 甘 (“sweet”) + 水 (“water”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠msʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [감수]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gamsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gamsu
McCune–Reischauer?	kamsu
Yale Romanization?	kamswu

Noun

감수 • (gamsu) (hanja 甘水)

1. sweet water

   Synonym: 단물 (danmul)

2. (figurative) something sweet and desirable

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 監守.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠msʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [감수]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gamsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gamsu
McCune–Reischauer?	kamsu
Yale Romanization?	kamswu

Noun

감수 • (gamsu) (hanja 監守)

1. (law) guarding over the property of a bankrupt person (in order to prevent intentional destruction, etc.)

Derived terms

• 감수(監守)하다 (gamsuhada)

 

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 減數, from 減 (“to reduce; reduction”) + 數 (“number”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gamsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gamsu
McCune–Reischauer?	kamsu
Yale Romanization?	kāmswu

Noun

감수 • (gamsu) (hanja 減數)

1. (formal) numerical reduction

   감수 분열 ― gamsu bunyeol ― meiosis (literally, “reductive division”)

2. (mathematics) subtrahend

Derived terms

• 감수 분열(減數分裂) (gamsu bunyeol)
• 감수(減數)하다 (gamsuhada)

 

Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 減收 (“reduction in the harvest”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gamsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gamsu
McCune–Reischauer?	kamsu
Yale Romanization?	kāmswu

Noun

감수 • (gamsu) (hanja 減收)

1. (agriculture) reduction in the harvested amount

Derived terms

• 감수(減收)되다 (gamsudoeda)
• 감수(減收)하다 (gamsuhada)

 

Etymology 8

Sino-Korean word from 減 (“reduction; to reduce”) + 水 (“water”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gamsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gamsu
McCune–Reischauer?	kamsu
Yale Romanization?	kāmswu

Noun

감수 • (gamsu) (hanja 減水)

1. (formal) recession of water; depression of water levels

   Antonym: 증수(增水) (jeungsu)

Derived terms

verbs

• 감수(減水)되다 (gamsudoeda)
• 감수(減水)하다 (gamsuhada)

 

nouns

• 감수기(減水期) (gamsugi)
• 감수량(減水量) (gamsuryang)

 

Etymology 9

Sino-Korean word from 減 (“reduction; to reduce”) + 壽 (“lifespan”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gamsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gamsu
McCune–Reischauer?	kamsu
Yale Romanization?	kāmswu

Noun

감수 • (gamsu) (hanja 減壽)

1. (formal) reduction in lifespan

Derived terms

• 감수(減壽)되다 (gamsudoeda)
• 감수(減壽)하다 (gamsuhada)

 

Etymology 10

Sino-Korean word from 甘遂 (“root of the kansui”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠msʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [감수]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gamsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gamsu
McCune–Reischauer?	kamsu
Yale Romanization?	kamswu

Noun

감수 • (gamsu) (hanja 甘遂)

1. the kansui (Euphorbia kansui), or the root thereof (used in medicine)