사범

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 事犯

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)bʌ̹m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sabeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sabeom
McCune–Reischauer?sabŏm
Yale Romanization?sāpem

Noun

사범 • (sabeom) (hanja 事犯)

  1. illegal act, crime
  2. criminal, offender
    공안 사범gong'an sabeompublic safety offender

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 私犯

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sabeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sabeom
McCune–Reischauer?sabŏm
Yale Romanization?sapem

Noun

사범 • (sabeom) (hanja 私犯)

  1. (law, historical) tort
    Synonym: 불법행위 (bulbeophaeng'wi)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 師範

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sabeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sabeom
McCune–Reischauer?sabŏm
Yale Romanization?sapem

Noun

사범 • (sabeom) (hanja 師範)

  1. master, instructor
    무술 사범
    musul sabeomnim
    martial arts master
  2. pedagogical training, normal
    사범 대학sabeom daehakCollege of Education, Normal school