서적

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 書籍 (“books, works”). Cognate with Japanese 書籍(しょせき) (shoseki), 書籍(しょじゃく) (shojaku).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹d͡ʑʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [서적]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seojeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seojeog
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏjŏk
Yale Romanization?	secek

Noun

서적 • (seojeok) (hanja 書籍)

1. books, publications

   음란 서적 ― eumnan seojeok ― pornographic literature

Derived terms

• 교양서적(敎養書籍) (gyoyangseojeok, “educational books”)
• 서적목록(書籍目錄) (seojeongmongnok, “book catalogue”)
• 서적애호가(書籍愛好家) (seojeogaehoga, “bibliophile”)