육체

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 肉體, from 肉 (“flesh”) + 體 (“body”); i.e. body as a matter.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [juk̚t͡ɕʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [육체]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yukche
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yugche
McCune–Reischauer?	yukch'e
Yale Romanization?	yukchey

Noun

육체 • (yukche) (hanja 肉體)

1. (anatomy) human body (generally, otherwise as the opposite of the mind)

   Synonym: 육신 (yuksin)

   Antonym: 정신 (jeongsin)

See also

• 신체 (sinche)
• 인체 (inche)