철학

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɾɦa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [철학]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheolhak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheolhag
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏrhak
Yale Romanization?	chel.hak

Noun

철학 • (cheolhak) (hanja 哲學)

1. philosophy

Derived terms

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