시체

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 屍體 (“cadaver, corpse, (dead) body”)

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)t͡ɕʰe̞]
Phonetic hangul: [시(ː)체]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	siche
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	siche
McCune–Reischauer^?	sich'e
Yale Romanization^?	sī.chey

Noun

시체 • (siche) (hanja 屍體)

cadaver, corpse, (dead) body (of humans)
Synonym: (more polite) 시신(屍身) (sisin)

See also

사체 (死體, sache, “carcass (of animals)”)

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