사무실

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 事務室, from 事 (“work”) + 務 (“duties”) + 室 (“room”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	samusil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	samusil
McCune–Reischauer?	samusil
Yale Romanization?	sāmusil

Noun

사무실 • (samusil) (hanja 事務室)

1. office

Synonyms

• (Yanbian) 판공실 (pan'gongsil)