歷辭

Korean

Hanja in this term
歷	辭

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

歷辭 • (yeoksa) (hangeul 역사)

1. hanja form^? of 역사

   Synonym: 참알 (chamal)

   朝鮮 時代에, 새로 任命된 벼슬아치는 十 日 以內에 議政府와 銓曹 等에 人事를 다니는 歷辭를 行하였다.

   Joseon sidaee, saero immyeongdoen byeoseurachineun sip il inaee uijeongbuwa jeonjo deung'e insareul danineun yeoksareul haenghayeotda.

   In the Joseon Dynasty, newly appointed officials conducted an official greeting tour—known as yeoksa—by visiting bodies such as the Uijeongbu and the Jeonjo within ten days of their appointment.

Derived terms

• 歷辭하다 (yeoksahada, “to conduct an official courtesy tour”)