삶

삶 U+C0B6, 삶 HANGUL SYLLABLE SALM Composition: ㅅ + ㅏ + ㄻ ← 삵 [U+C0B5] Hangul Syllables 삷 → [U+C0B7]

Korean

Etymology

사삭삮삯산삱삲 삳살삵삶삷삸삹 삺삻삼삽삾삿샀 상샂샃샄샅샆샇
삐 ←	→ 새

Substantive form of 살다 (salda, “to live”): 살 (sal-) +‎ ㅁ (-m). Doublet of 사람 (saram)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠(ː)m]

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	salm
McCune–Reischauer?	sam
Yale Romanization?	sālm

Noun

삶 • (sam)

1. life; living

Synonyms

• 생(生) (saeng, “life”)
• 인생(人生) (insaeng, “life”)
• 생애(生涯) (saeng'ae, “lifetime”)

Antonyms

• 죽음 (jugeum, “death, dying”)

Related terms

• 살다 (salda, “to live; to be alive”)

See also

• 삶다 (samda, “to boil”)