서양

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 西洋, from 西 (“west”) + 洋 (“ocean”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ja̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [서양]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seoyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seoyang
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏyang
Yale Romanization?	se.yang

Noun

서양 • (seoyang) (hanja 西洋)

1. the global West, Euro-American culture
2. (in compounds) Western, native to Europe and/or North America

Derived terms

• 대서양 (daeseoyang, “the Atlantic Ocean”)
• 서양갈까마귀 (seoyanggalkkamagwi, “western jackdaw”)
• 서양메꽃 (seoyangmekkot, “field bindweed”)
• 서양배 (seoyangbae, “pear (fruit)”)
• 서양인 (seoyang'in, “westerner”)
• 서양자두 (seoyangjadu, “plum (fruit)”)
• 서양화 (seoyanghwa, “Western painting, westernization”)