상락

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 上洛 (“visiting the capital city”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sangnak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sanglag
McCune–Reischauer?	sangnak
Yale Romanization?	sānglak

Noun

상락 • (sangnak) (hanja 上洛)

1. a visit to the capital; visiting the capital (the act of)

Derived terms

• 상락(上洛)하다 (sangnakhada, “to visit the capital”)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 常樂, from 常 (“always”) + 樂 (“enjoy”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ŋna̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [상낙]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sangnak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sanglag
McCune–Reischauer?	sangnak
Yale Romanization?	sanglak

Noun

상락 • (sangnak) (hanja 常樂)

1. (Buddhism) constant pleasure (a state of being in nirvana)

Derived terms

• 상락아정(常樂我淨) (sangnagajeong, “the four virtues of nirvana in Buddhism”)

 

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 常樂 (“Sheung Lok”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ŋna̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [상낙]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Sangnak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Sanglag
McCune–Reischauer?	Sangnak
Yale Romanization?	sanglak

Proper noun

상락 • (Sangnak) (hanja 常樂)

1. Sheung Lok (one of 22 constituencies in the Kowloon City District in Hong Kong)