사

Korean

Etymology 1

사삭삮삯산삱삲 삳살삵삶삷삸삹 삺삻삼삽삾삿샀 상샂샃샄샅샆샇
삐 ←	→ 새

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 사 • (sa)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅅ and ㅏ.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 社

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sa
McCune–Reischauer?	sa
Yale Romanization?	sa

Noun

사 • (sa) (hanja 社)

1. company

Derived terms

• 사교 (社交, sagyo)
• 사설 (社說, saseol)
• 사원 (社員, sawon)
• 사장 (社長, sajang)
• 사직 (社稷, sajik)
• 사회 (社會, sahoe)
• 회사 (會社, hoesa)

 

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 死

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sa
McCune–Reischauer?	sa
Yale Romanization?	sā

Noun

사 • (sa) (hanja 死)

1. death

Derived terms

• 고독사 (孤獨死, godoksa)
• 과로사 (過勞死, gwarosa)
• 독사 (毒死, doksa)
• 불사 (不死, bulsa)
• 사거 (死去, sageo)
• 사망 (死亡, samang)
• 사신 (死神, sasin)
• 사인 (死因, sain)
• 사해 (死海, Sahae)
• 사형 (死刑, sahyeong)
• 아사 (餓死, asa)
• 안락사 (安樂死, allaksa)
• 치사 (致死, chisa)
• 필사 (必死, pilsa)

 

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 四

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sa
McCune–Reischauer?	sa
Yale Romanization?	sā

Numeral

사 • (sa) (hanja 四)

1. (only used in compounds) four
2. fourth

Usage notes

• In Modern Korean, numbers are almost always written in Arabic numerals.
• 사 (sa) means “fourth” if it is directly put before a noun other than modern units.

  사 층 ― sa cheung ― fourth floor

  네 층 ― ne cheung ― four floors

  사 팀 ― sa tim ― Team No. 4

  네 팀 ― ne tim ― four teams

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 史

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sa
McCune–Reischauer?	sa
Yale Romanization?	sā

Noun

사 • (sa) (hanja 史)

1. history

Derived terms

• 국사 (國史, guksa)
• 사상 (史上, sasang)
• 역사 (歷史, yeoksa)

 

Etymology 6

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

사 • (sa)

1. sol (musical note)

Etymology 7

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

사 (sa)

More information

1. 四:

   (MC reading: 四 (MC sijH))

2. 巳:

   (MC reading: 巳 (MC yiX|ziX|yiH))

3. 士:

   (MC reading: 士 (MC dzriX))

4. 仕:

   (MC reading: 仕 (MC dzriX))

5. 寺:

   (MC reading: 寺 (MC ziH))

6. 史:

   (MC reading: 史 (MC sriX))

7. 使:

   (MC reading: 使 (MC sriX|sriH))

8. 舍:

   (MC reading: 舍 (MC syaeX|syaeH))

9. 射:

   (MC reading: 射 (MC yaeH|zyaeH))

10. 謝:

    (MC reading: 謝 (MC zjaeH))

11. 師:

    (MC reading: 師 (MC srij))

12. 死:

    (MC reading: 死 (MC sijX))

13. 私:

    (MC reading: 私 (MC sij))

14. 絲:

    (MC reading: 絲 (MC si))

15. 思:

    (MC reading: 思 (MC si|siH))

16. 事:

    (MC reading: 事 (MC tsriH|dzriH))

17. 司:

    (MC reading: 司 (MC si))

18. 詞:

    (MC reading: 詞 (MC zi))

19. 蛇:

    (MC reading: 蛇 (MC zyae))

20. 捨:

    (MC reading: 捨 (MC syaeX))

21. 邪:

    (MC reading: 邪 (MC yae|zjae))

22. 賜:

    (MC reading: 賜 (MC sjeH))

23. 斜:

    (MC reading: 斜 (MC yae|zjae))

24. 詐:

    (MC reading: 詐 (MC tsraeH))

25. 社:

    (MC reading: 社 (MC dzyaeX))

26. 沙:

    (MC reading: 沙 (MC srae|sraeH))

27. 似:

    (MC reading: 似 (MC ziX))

28. 査:

    (MC reading: 査 (MC dzrea|dzrae))

29. 寫:

    (MC reading: 寫 (MC sjaeX))

30. 辭:

    (MC reading: 辭 (MC zi))

31. 斯:

    (MC reading: 斯 (MC sje))

32. 祀:

    (MC reading: 祀 (MC ziX))

33. 泗:

    (MC reading: 泗 (MC sijH))

34. 砂:

    (MC reading: 砂 (MC srae))

35. 糸: Alternative form of 絲

    (MC reading: 糸 (MC mek))

36. 紗:

    (MC reading: 紗 (MC srae))

37. 娑:

    (MC reading: 娑 (MC sa|saX))

38. 徙:

    (MC reading: 徙 (MC sjeX))

39. 奢:

    (MC reading: 奢 (MC syae))

40. 嗣:

    (MC reading: 嗣 (MC ziH))

41. 赦:

    (MC reading: 赦 (MC syaeH))

42. 乍:

    (MC reading: 乍 (MC dzraeH))

43. 些:

    (MC reading: 些 (MC sjae|saH))

44. 伺:

    (MC reading: 伺 (MC si|siH))

45. 俟:

    (MC reading: 俟 (MC zriX))

46. 僿:

    (MC reading: 僿 (MC syiH))

47. 唆:

    (MC reading: 唆 (MC swa))

48. 柶:

    (MC reading: 柶 (MC sijH))

49. 梭:

    (MC reading: 梭 (MC swa))

50. 渣:

    (MC reading: 渣 (MC tsrae))

51. 瀉:

    (MC reading: 瀉 (MC sjaeX|sjaeH))

52. 獅:

    (MC reading: 獅 (MC srij))

53. 祠:

    (MC reading: 祠 (MC zi))

54. 肆:

    (MC reading: 肆 (MC sijH))

55. 莎:

    (MC reading: 莎 (MC swa))

56. 蓑:

    (MC reading: 蓑 (MC swa))

57. 裟:

    (MC reading: 裟 (MC srae))

58. 飼:

    (MC reading: 飼 (MC ziH))

59. 駟:

    (MC reading: 駟 (MC sijH))

60. 麝:

    (MC reading: 麝 (MC zyaeH))

61. 篩:

    (MC reading: 篩 (MC srij))

62. 傞:

    (MC reading: 傞 (MC tsha|sa))

63. 剚:

    (MC reading: 剚 (MC tsriH))

64. 卸:

    (MC reading: 卸 (MC sjaeH))

65. 咋:

    (MC reading: 咋 (MC tsraeH))

66. 姒:

    (MC reading: 姒 (MC ziX))

67. 楂:

    (MC reading: 楂 (MC dzrae))

68. 榭:

    (MC reading: 榭 (MC zjaeH))

69. 汜:

    (MC reading: 汜 (MC ziX))

70. 痧:

    (MC reading: 痧)

71. 皶:

    (MC reading: 皶)

72. 竢:

    (MC reading: 竢 (MC zriX))

73. 笥:

    (MC reading: 笥 (MC siH))

74. 蜡:

    (MC reading: 蜡 (MC tshjoH|dzraeH))

75. 覗:

    (MC reading: 覗 (MC si|siH))

76. 駛:

    (MC reading: 駛 (MC sriX|sriH))

77. 魦:

    (MC reading: 魦 (MC srae))

78. 鯊:

    (MC reading: 鯊 (MC srae))

79. 鰤:

    (MC reading: 鰤 (MC srij))

80. 涘:

    (MC reading: 涘 (MC zriX))

81. 禠:

    (MC reading: 禠 (MC sje))

82. 佘:

    (MC reading: 佘)

83. 倳:

    (MC reading: 倳 (MC tsriH))

84. 倽:

    (MC reading: 倽)

85. 傻:

    (MC reading: 傻 (MC srwaeX|srwaeH))

86. 儩:

    (MC reading: 儩 (MC sjeH))

87. 厙:

    (MC reading: 厙 (MC syaeH))

88. 厶:

    (MC reading: 厶 (MC sij))

89. 唦:

    (MC reading: 唦)

90. 啥:

    (MC reading: 啥)

91. 喳:

    (MC reading: 喳)

92. 嗄:

    (MC reading: 嗄 (MC sraeH))

93. 嗍:

    (MC reading: 嗍)

94. 噝:

    (MC reading: 噝)

95. 塮:

    (MC reading: 塮)

96. 㝍:

    (MC reading: 㝍)

97. 屣:

    (MC reading: 屣 (MC srjeX|srjeH))

98. 峫:

    (MC reading: 峫)

99. 戺:

    (MC reading: 戺 (MC dzriX))

100. 挱:

     (MC reading: 挱 (MC sa))

101. 挲:

     (MC reading: 挲 (MC sa))

102. 揸:

     (MC reading: 揸)

103. 摣:

     (MC reading: 摣 (MC nrae))

104. 柌:

     (MC reading: 柌 (MC zi))

105. 柤:

     (MC reading: 柤 (MC tsrae))

106. 桫:

     (MC reading: 桫 (MC sa))

107. 楒:

     (MC reading: 楒 (MC si))

108. 榹:

     (MC reading: 榹 (MC sje))

109. 槎:

     (MC reading: 槎 (MC dzrae|dzraeX))

110. 樝:

     (MC reading: 樝 (MC tsrae))

111. 檨:

     (MC reading: 檨)

112. 泀:

     (MC reading: 泀)

113. 洍:

     (MC reading: 洍 (MC yi|ziX))

114. 涻:

     (MC reading: 涻 (MC syaeH))

115. 溮:

     (MC reading: 溮)

116. 漇:

     (MC reading: 漇)

117. 灺:

     (MC reading: 灺 (MC zjaeX))

118. 㸺:

     (MC reading: 㸺)

119. 猀:

     (MC reading: 猀)

120. 猞:

     (MC reading: 猞)

121. 猹:

     (MC reading: 猹)

122. 獻:

     (MC reading: 獻 (MC sa))

123. 畬:

     (MC reading: 畬 (MC yo))

124. 皻:

     (MC reading: 皻 (MC tsrae))

125. 砟:

     (MC reading: 砟 (MC dzak))

126. 硰:

     (MC reading: 硰 (MC srae|tshaX))

127. 碴:

     (MC reading: 碴)

128. 磃:

     (MC reading: 磃 (MC sje))

129. 禗:

     (MC reading: 禗 (MC si))

130. 簑:

     (MC reading: 簑)

131. 簁:

     (MC reading: 簁 (MC srje|srjeX))

132. 纚:

     (MC reading: 纚 (MC srjeX))

133. 耍:

     (MC reading: 耍)

134. 耜:

     (MC reading: 耜 (MC ziX))

135. 耶:

     (MC reading: 耶 (MC yae))

136. 肂:

     (MC reading: 肂 (MC sijH))

137. 莏: Alternative form of 莎

     (MC reading: 莏 (MC swa))

138. 葸:

     (MC reading: 葸 (MC siX))

139. 蒒:

     (MC reading: 蒒 (MC srij))

140. 蓰:

     (MC reading: 蓰)

141. 蕬:

     (MC reading: 蕬 (MC si))

142. 蕼:

     (MC reading: 蕼 (MC sijH))

143. 虒:

     (MC reading: 虒 (MC sje))

144. 蜤:

     (MC reading: 蜤 (MC sje))

145. 螄:

     (MC reading: 螄 (MC srij))

146. 蟴:

     (MC reading: 蟴 (MC sje))

147. 衺:

     (MC reading: 衺 (MC zjae))

148. 貄:

     (MC reading: 貄)

149. 賖:

     (MC reading: 賖)

150. 蹅:

     (MC reading: 蹅)

151. 蹝:

     (MC reading: 蹝)

152. 躧:

     (MC reading: 躧 (MC srjeX|sreaX))

153. 逤:

     (MC reading: 逤)

154. 鈶:

     (MC reading: 鈶 (MC ziX))

155. 鉈:

     (MC reading: 鉈 (MC dzyae))

156. 鉰:

     (MC reading: 鉰)

157. 䤬:

     (MC reading: 䤬 (MC sa))

158. 闍:

     (MC reading: 闍 (MC dzyae))

159. 食: feed

     (eumhun reading: 먹이 사 (meogi sa))
     (MC reading: 食 (MC yiH))

160. 飤:

     (MC reading: 飤 (MC ziH))

161. 騇:

     (MC reading: 騇 (MC syaeX|syaeH))

162. 魳:

     (MC reading: 魳 (MC tsop))

163. 鮻:

     (MC reading: 鮻)

164. 鶳:

     (MC reading: 鶳)

165. 鷥:

     (MC reading: 鷥)

166. 鼶:

     (MC reading: 鼶 (MC sje))

167. 齄:

     (MC reading: 齄)

168. 齇:

     (MC reading: 齇)

169. 佀: Alternative form of 似

     (MC reading: 佀 (MC ziX))

170. 冩: Alternative form of 寫

     (MC reading: 冩)

171. 簔: Alternative form of 蓑

     (MC reading: 簔)

172. 缷: Alternative form of 卸

     (MC reading: 缷)

173. 辞: Alternative form of 辭

     (MC reading: 辞)

174. 鯋: Alternative form of 鯊

     (MC reading: 鯋)

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo), page 21. [1]
• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]