체육

Korean

Alternative forms

• (Pyeongan) 테육 (teyuk)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 體育, from 體 (“body”) + 育 (“education”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 体育(たいいく) (taiiku).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰe̞juk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [체육]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheyuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheyug
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'eyuk
Yale Romanization?	cheyyuk

Noun

체육 • (cheyuk) (hanja 體育)

1. physical education

   매일 체육 시간에 1000 미터 달리기가 있다.

   Maeil cheyuk sigan-e cheon miteo dalligi-ga itda.

   In PE class [we] have to run 1000 meters every day.

2. (by extension) physical exercise

   Synonyms: 운동(運動) (undong), 스포츠 (seupocheu)