소유

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 所有, from 所 (“thing”) + 有 (“existence”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	soyu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	soyu
McCune–Reischauer?	soyu
Yale Romanization?	sō.yu

Noun

소유 • (soyu) (hanja 所有)

1. possession (ownership of something)
2. a possession or possessions

   Antonym: 무소유(無所有) (musoyu)