사실

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 事實, from 事 (“affair”) + 實 (“fact”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sasil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sasil
McCune–Reischauer?sasil
Yale Romanization?sāsil
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 사실의 / 사실에 / 사실까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.

Noun

사실 • (sasil) (hanja 事實)

  1. fact, reality, truth

Adverb

사실 • (sasil) (hanja 事實)

  1. in fact, actually
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