후사

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸʷu(ː)sʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [후(ː)사]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?husa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?husa
McCune–Reischauer?husa
Yale Romanization?hwūsa

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 後嗣, from 後 (“descendants”) + 嗣 (“descendants, heirs”)

Noun

후사 • (husa) (hanja 後嗣)

  1. son

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 後事 (“aftermath, successor”)

Noun

후사 • (husa) (hanja 後事)

  1. matter from now on, matter after that
    후사를 부탁하다
    husa-reul butakhada
    to leave the matter to someone
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