삼교

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 三敎, from 三 (“three”) + 敎 (“teachings; religions”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠mɡjo]
• Phonetic hangul: [삼교]

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

Noun

삼교 • (samgyo) (hanja 三敎)

1. (religion, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism) the three principal philosophies originated from China:
   1. 유교 (儒教, yugyo, “Confucianism”)
   2. 도교 (道教, dogyo, “Taoism”)
   3. 불교 (佛教, bulgyo, “Buddhism”)