사창

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 司倉, from 司 (“be in charge of”) + 倉 (“storage room”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠t͡ɕʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [사창]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sachang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sachang
McCune–Reischauer?	sach'ang
Yale Romanization?	sa.chang

Noun

사창 • (sachang) (hanja 司倉) (historical)

1. government office of the 창부(倉部) (changbu) during the Silla dynasty, responsible for managing storage and supplies

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 私娼, from 私 (“private; secret”) + 娼 (“prostitute”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠t͡ɕʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [사창]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sachang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sachang
McCune–Reischauer?	sach'ang
Yale Romanization?	sa.chang

Noun

사창 • (sachang) (hanja 私娼)

1. unlicensed prostitute, streetwalker

   Antonym: 공창(公娼) (gongchang, “licensed prostitute”)

   Hypernym: 창녀(娼女) (changnyeo, “prostitute”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 社倉, from 社 (“community”) + 倉 (“storage house”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠t͡ɕʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [사창]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sachang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sachang
McCune–Reischauer?	sach'ang
Yale Romanization?	sa.chang

Noun

사창 • (sachang) (hanja 社倉) (historical)

1. (agriculture) harvest barn in each village during the Joseon dynasty

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 射創, from 射 (“shoot”) + 創 (“wound”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠t͡ɕʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [사창]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sachang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sachang
McCune–Reischauer?	sach'ang
Yale Romanization?	sa.chang

Noun

사창 • (sachang) (hanja 射創)

1. gunshot wound

   Synonyms: 총상(銃傷) (chongsang), 총창(銃創) (chongchang)

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 紗窓, from 紗 (“gauze”) + 窓 (“window”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠t͡ɕʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [사창]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sachang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sachang
McCune–Reischauer?	sach'ang
Yale Romanization?	sa.chang

Noun

사창 • (sachang) (hanja 紗窓)

1. (furniture) gauze window
2. (historical, metonymically) window in a woman's room