사건

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 事件, from 事 (“event”) + 件 (“item”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)k͈ʌ̹n]

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• Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)껀]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sageon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sageon
McCune–Reischauer?	sakŏn
Yale Romanization?	sāqken

Noun

사건 • (sageon) (hanja 事件)

1. a noteworthy or remarkable incident