사후

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 事後 (“after an event”). See also Japanese 事後 (jigo).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sahu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sahu
McCune–Reischauer?	sahu
Yale Romanization?	sāhwu

Noun

사후 • (sahu) (hanja 事後)

1. after the fact, post-, subsequent, ex post facto

   Antonym: 사전(事前) (sajeon, “prior, beforehand”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 死後, from 死 (“death”) + 後 (“after, behind”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sahu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sahu
McCune–Reischauer?	sahu
Yale Romanization?	sāhwu

Noun

사후 • (sahu) (hanja 死後)

1. postmortem, posthumous

   Antonym: 생전(生前) (saengjeon)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 사후경직(死後硬直) (sahugyeongjik, “rigor mortis”)
• 사후세계(死後世界) (sahusegye, “afterlife, life after death”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 伺候 (“to wait on someone”). See also Japanese 伺候 (shikō).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠βu]
• Phonetic hangul: [사후]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sahu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sahu
McCune–Reischauer?	sahu
Yale Romanization?	sahwu

Noun

사후 • (sahu) (hanja 伺候)

1. waiting on someone

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 射侯, from 射 (“shoot”) + 侯 (“target”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠βu]
• Phonetic hangul: [사후]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sahu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sahu
McCune–Reischauer?	sahu
Yale Romanization?	sahwu

Noun

사후 • (sahu) (hanja 射侯)

1. (archery) target made of hemp cloth