철학

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 哲學, from 哲 (“wise”) + 學 (“study”). Borrowing from Japanese 哲学 (tetsugaku).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɾɦa̠k̚]

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IPA(key)	[t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɾɦa̠k̚]
Phonetic Hangul	철학
Romanizations
RR	cheolhak
RR (translit.)	cheol-hag
MC	ch'ŏrhak
Yale	chel.hak

Noun

철학 • (cheolhak) (hanja 哲學)

1. philosophy

Derived terms

• 철학자 (哲學者, cheolhakja, “philosopher”)
• 철학적 (哲學的, cheolhakjeok, “philosophical”)