사건

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 事件, from 事 (“event”) + 件 (“item”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)k͈ʌ̹n]
    • Audio:(file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)껀]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sageon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sageon
McCune–Reischauer?sakŏn
Yale Romanization?sāqken

Noun

사건 • (sageon) (hanja 事件)

  1. a noteworthy or remarkable incident
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