사전

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 辭典 (“dictionary”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠d͡ʑʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [사전]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sajeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sajeon
McCune–Reischauer?	sajŏn
Yale Romanization?	sacen

Noun

사전 • (sajeon) (hanja 辭典)

1. dictionary

   사전을 찾아보다 ― sajeon-eul chajaboda ― to search [for a word in] a dictionary

Derived terms

• 낱말사전 (nanmalsajeon, “dictionary for words”)
• 영어사전 (yeong'eosajeon, “dictionary for English words”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 事典 (“encyclopedia”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sajeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sajeon
McCune–Reischauer?	sajŏn
Yale Romanization?	sācen

Noun

사전 • (sajeon) (hanja 事典)

1. encyclopedia

Derived terms

• 백과사전 (baekgwasajeon, “encyclopedia about all subject”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 事前, from 事 (“matter,”) + 前 (“before”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sajeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sajeon
McCune–Reischauer?	sajŏn
Yale Romanization?	sācen

Noun

사전 • (sajeon) (hanja 事前)

1. beforehand

Further reading

• 사전 in dictionaries at daum.net