군사

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kunsʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [군사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gunsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gunsa
McCune–Reischauer?	kunsa
Yale Romanization?	kwunsa

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 軍士, from 軍 (“army”) + 士 (“gentleman”)

Noun

군사 • (gunsa) (hanja 軍士)

1. A soldier or soldiers.
2. (military) Specifically, a soldier of NCO or lower rank.

Synonyms

• 군인 (gunin, “military personnel”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 軍事, from 軍 (“army”) + 事 (“affairs”)

Noun

군사 • (gunsa) (hanja 軍事)

1. Military affairs.

   군사 훈련은 힘들었지만, 난 이겨냈다.

   gunsa hullyeoneun himdeureotjiman, nan igyeonaetda.

   Military training was hard, but I got through it.

Derived terms

• 군사적 (gunsajeok, “military-related”)