후사

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Korean

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?husa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?husa
McCune–Reischauer?husa
Yale Romanization?hwūsa

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 後嗣, from (descendants) + (descendants, heirs)

Noun

후사 (husa) (hanja 後嗣)

  1. son

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 後事 (aftermath, successor)

Noun

후사 (husa) (hanja 後事)

  1. matter from now on, matter after that
    후사를 부탁하다
    husa-reul butakhada
    to leave the matter to someone