예술

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 藝術 (“art”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈje̞(ː)sʰuɭ]

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yesul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yesul
McCune–Reischauer?	yesul
Yale Romanization?	yēyswul

Noun

예술 • (yesul) (hanja 藝術)

1. art; fine art

   그 화랑에는 많은 예술 작품이 있다.

   geu hwarang-eneun maneun yesul jakpum-i itda.

   The gallery has many pieces of art.

Derived terms

• 예술가 (藝術家, yesulga)