소재

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 素材, from 素 (“basic”) + 材 (“ingredient”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞d͡ʑɛ] ~ [sʰo̞d͡ʑe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [소재/소제]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sojae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sojae
McCune–Reischauer?	sojae
Yale Romanization?	socay

Noun

소재 • (sojae) (hanja 素材)

1. material; component; stuff
2. (literature) subject matter; content
   • 조선민주주의인민공화국 저작권법 (Copyright Act of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea), Article 11:

     이 경우 편집저작물은 소재의 선택이나 배렬에서 창조성이 있어야 한다.

     i gyeongu pyeonjipjeojangmur-eun sojae-ui seontaeg-ina baeryeor-eseo changjoseong-i isseoya handa.

     In this case the edited [document] must exhibit originality in the selection or arrangement of content.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 所在, from 所 (“place”) + 在 (“existence”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)d͡ʑɛ] ~ [ˈsʰo̞(ː)d͡ʑe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)재/소(ː)제]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sojae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sojae
McCune–Reischauer?	sojae
Yale Romanization?	sōcay

Noun

소재 • (sojae) (hanja 所在)

1. location; located in
2. Presence of a thing at a place.