회사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 會社, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 会社 (kaisha).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸwe̞(ː)sʰa̠] ~ [ˈhø̞(ː)sʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [훼(ː)사/회(ː)사]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hoesa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hoesa
McCune–Reischauer?	hoesa
Yale Romanization?	hōysa

Noun

회사 • (hoesa) (hanja 會社)

1. (business) a company

   그는 런던에 새로 문을 여는 한 회사에서 광고 부문 중역으로서의 일자리를 얻었다.

   Geu-neun Reondeon-e saero mun-eul yeoneun han hoesa-eseo gwanggo bumun jung'yeogeuroseo-ui iljari-reul eodeotda.

   He got a new position as advertising executive for a new firm opening in London.

   진술 내용은 회사의 총무담당 임원에 의하여 준비되고 서명되어야 한다. 필요시에는, 그 서명은 적절한 담당 공무원에 의하여 인증되어야 한다.

   Jinsul naeyong-eun hoesa-ui chongmudamdang imwon-e uihayeo junbidoego seomyeongdoeeoya handa. Piryosieneun, geu seomyeong-eun jeokjeolhan damdang gongmuwon-e uihayeo injeungdoeeoya handa.

   The statement shall be prepared and signed by the Secretary of the Company and, if required, the signature shall be verified by the appropriate governmental official.

Derived terms

• 주식회사(株式會社) (jusikhoesa, “joint-stock company”)