검사

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 檢査, from 檢 (“examining”) + 査 (“inquiring”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geomsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geomsa
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏmsa
Yale Romanization?	kēmsa

Noun

검사 • (geomsa) (hanja 檢査)

1. examination

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 檢事, from 檢 (“examining”) + 事 (“work”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geomsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geomsa
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏmsa
Yale Romanization?	kēmsa

Noun

검사 • (geomsa) (hanja 檢事)

1. public prosecutor