사범

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 事犯

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sabeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sabeom
McCune–Reischauer?	sabŏm
Yale Romanization?	sāpem

Noun

사범 • (sabeom) (hanja 事犯)

1. illegal act, crime
2. criminal, offender

   공안 사범 ― gong'an sabeom ― public safety offender

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 私犯

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠bʌ̹m]
• Phonetic hangul: [사범]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sabeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sabeom
McCune–Reischauer?	sabŏm
Yale Romanization?	sapem

Noun

사범 • (sabeom) (hanja 私犯)

1. (law, historical) tort

   Synonym: 불법행위 (bulbeophaeng'wi)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 師範

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠bʌ̹m]
• Phonetic hangul: [사범]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sabeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sabeom
McCune–Reischauer?	sabŏm
Yale Romanization?	sapem

Noun

사범 • (sabeom) (hanja 師範)

1. master, instructor

   무술 사범님

   musul sabeomnim

   martial arts master

2. pedagogical training, normal

   사범 대학 ― sabeom daehak ― College of Education, Normal school