용서

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 容恕, from 容 (“face”) + 恕 (“forgive”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [joŋsʰʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [용서]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yongseo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yongseo
McCune–Reischauer?	yongsŏ
Yale Romanization?	yongse

Noun

용서 • (yongseo) (hanja 容恕)

1. forgiveness, mercy

Derived terms

• 용서(容恕)하다 (yongseohada, “to forgive”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 傭 (“employ, hire”) + 書 (“document”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [joŋsʰʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [용서]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yongseo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yongseo
McCune–Reischauer?	yongsŏ
Yale Romanization?	yongse

Noun

용서 • (yongseo) (hanja 傭書)

1. commission, hired scribe