소재

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Korean

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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 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): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • 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.
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