歷事

Korean

Hanja in this term
歷	事

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ks͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [역싸]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeoksa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeogsa
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏksa
Yale Romanization?	yek.sa

Noun

歷事 • (yeoksa) (hangeul 역사)

1. hanja form^? of 역사 (“service under successive kings”)

   그는 여러 代의 임금을 내리 섬긴 歷事로 널리 尊敬받았다.

   Geuneun yeoreo dae'ui imgeumeul naeri seomgin yeoksaro neolli jon'gyeongbadatda.

   He is widely respected for his service under successive monarchs.

Derived terms

• 歷事하다 (yeoksahada, “to serve successive monarchs”)