소설

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	soseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	soseol
McCune–Reischauer?	sosŏl
Yale Romanization?	sōsel

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 小說, from 小 (“small, trivial”) + 說 (“words”)

Noun

소설 • (soseol) (hanja 小說)

1. a novel or novels

   소설을 읽음으로써 사람들은 잠시 현실로부터 벗어날 수 있다.

   soseoreul ilgeumeurosseo saramdeureun jamsi hyeonsillobuteo beoseonal su itda.

   By reading a novel, people can escape from reality for a while.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 小雪

Proper noun

소설 • (Soseol) (hanja 小雪)

1. One of the twenty-four solar terms.