사

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四 (Four)

• 사각형 <四角形> - Quadrangle
• 사방 <四方> - The four directions, all directions
• 사촌 <四寸> - Cousin
• 사거리 - Crossroads, four corners
• 사계절 <四季節> - The four seasons
• 사주 <四柱> - the“Four Pillars” (the year, month, day and hour of one´s birth) which are supposed to influence one´s fortune, fate

師 (Expert, teacher)

• 요리사 <料理師> - A cook
• 의사 <醫師> - Doctor
• 간호사 <看護師)> - Nurse
• 약사 <藥師> - Pharmacist
• 교사 <敎師> - Teacher
• 강사 <講師> - Lecturer, instructor
• 기사 <技師> - Engineer, technician
• 사진사 <寫眞師> - Photographer
• 미용사 <美容師> - Beauty artist
• 목사 <牧師> - Minister
• 사범대학 <師範大學> - The college of education
• 사제 <師弟> - Teacher and student
  • 사제지간 <師弟之間> - Relations between teacher and student
• 사부 <師傅> - Teacher (archaic word)

社 (Company)

• 회사 <會社> - Company
• 사원 <社員> - Employee
• 사장 <社長> - The president of a company
• 본사 <本社> - The head office, the main office
• 입사(하다) <入社> - Entering a company
• 출판사 <出版社> - Publishing company
• 항공사 <航空社> - Airline (company)
• 사회 <社會> - Society
• 회사원 <會社員> - Office worker

死 (Die)

• 사망(하다) <死亡> - Death, die
  • 사망자 <死亡者> - Dead person, the casualty
• 안락사 <安樂死> - Euthanasia
  • 존엄사 <尊嚴死> - Euphemism of euthanasia
• 의문사 <疑問死> - Mysterious death
• 뇌사 <腦死> - Brain death
• 추락사 <墜落死> - Death from a fall
• 익사(하다) <溺死> - Death by drowning
• 사형 <死刑> - Death penalty
• 생사 <生死> - Life and death
• 사인 <死因> - The cause of death
• 사체 <死體> - Dead body
• 사별(하다) <死別> - Separation by death;

士 (Person, expert)

• 신사 <紳士> - Gentleman
• 변호사 <辯護士> - Lawyer, attorney
• 박사 <博士> - Doctor (PhD)
• 석사 <碩士> - Master
• 학사 <學士> - University graduate, bachelor
• 군사 <軍士> - Soldier
• 병사 <兵士> - Soldier

事 (Work, event)

• 검사 <檢事> - Public prosecutor, prosecuting attorney
• 판사 <判事> - Judge
• 기사 <記事> - Article (newspaper)
• 식사(하다) <食事> - Meal, take a meal
• 사업 <事業> - Business, industry
• 사무실 <事務室> - Office (room)
• 사고 <事故> - Accident
• 백과사전 <百科事典> - Encyclopedia
• 만사 <萬事> - All things, all affairs
• 공사(하다) <工事> - Construction
• 사유 <事由> - Reason, cause
• 사건 <事件> - Event
• 행사 <行事> - Event, function
• 인사(하다) <人事> - Greetings
• 사례 <事例> - Case, instance
• 당사자 <當事者> - The person concerned
• 농사 <農事> - Farming, farm work
  • 농사를 짓다 - Engage in farming

沙 (Sand)

• 사막 <沙漠> - Desert
• 백사장 <白沙場> - Sandy beach, beach with white sands
• 황사 <黃沙> - Yellow dust
• 사탕 <沙糖> - Candy
• 사과 <沙果> - Apple

寫 (Copy)

• 복사(하다) <複寫> - Copy
  • 복사기 <複寫機> - Copymachine
• 사진 <寫眞> - Photograph
  • 사진기 <寫眞機> - Camera
• 시사회 <試寫會> - Preview (cinema, movie)
• 사본 <寫本> - Copy
• 묘사(하다) <描寫> - Describe

私 (Private)

• 사립 <私立> - Private establishment
  • 사립대학 <私立大學> - Private university
  • 사립학교 <私立學校> - Private school
• 사생활 <私生活> - Privacy, private life
• 사적 <私的> - Private, personal
  • 사적인 질문, 사적인 일, 사적인 감정
• 공사 <公私> - Official and personal affairs

史 (History)

• 역사 <歷史> - History
• 국사 <國史> - The history of a nation, Korean history
• 세계사 <世界史> - World history
• 사극 <史劇> - Historical drama (play)

寺 (Temple)

• 사원 <寺院> - (Buddhist) temple

蛇 (Snake)

• 독사 毒蛇) - Venomous snake

思 (Think)

• 사고 <思考> - Thought, thinking
  • 사고력 <思考力> - Thinking power, contemplative faculty
• 의사 <意思> - Intention, one's mind
• 심사숙고하다 <深思熟考> - Contemplate, consider a matter carefully

射 (Shoot)

• 주사(하다) <注射> - Injection
  • 주사기 <注射器> - Injector
• 반사(하다) <反射> - Reflection
• 사격(하다) <射擊> - Firing, shoot
• 발사(하다) <發射> - Fire, Shoot, Launch
  • 총을 발사하다(formal) - Fire a gun / 총을 쏘다(informal)
  • 인공위성을 발사하다 - Launch an artificial satellite
• 사정(하다) <射精> - Ejaculate, emit semen

詞 (Writing)

• 가사 <歌詞> - Lyrics
• 품사 <品詞> - Part of speech (grammar)
  • 동사 <動詞> - Verb (also known as an action verb or dynamic verb)
  • 명사 <名詞> - Noun
  • 대명사 <代名詞> - Pronoun
  • 형용사 <形容詞> - Adjective (also known as a descriptive verb or stative verb)
  • 부사 <副詞> - Adverb
  • 조사 <助詞> - Particle/postposition
  • 감탄사 <感歎詞> - Interjection/exclamation

舍 (House)

• 기숙사 <寄宿舍> - Dorm, boarding house
• 축사 <畜舍> - Stall, stable, cattle shed
• 역사 <驛舍> - Station building

紗(Thread, string)

• 망사 <網紗> - Mesh
• 면사포 <面紗布> - Wedding veil

似 (Resemble)

• 사이비 <似而非> - Pseudo
• 유사(하다) - Similar
• 흡사(하다) - Alike, be just as

仕

• • 봉사활동 <奉仕活動> - Volunteer work
  • 봉사자 <奉仕者> - Volunteer

辭

• 사전 <辭典> - Dictionary
• 사표 <辭表> - (written) Resignation
  • 사표를 내다 - Quit the company

謝

• 사과(하다) <謝過> - Apologize
• 감사하다 <感謝> - Thanks
• 사례(하다) <謝禮> - Reward, recompense

使

• 대사관 <大使館> - Embassy
• 천사 <天使> - Angel
• 노사 <勞使> - Labor and management
• 사용(하다) <使用> - Use

査

• 검사(하다) <檢査> - Inspection, inspect, examine
• 심사(하다) <審査> - Judgment, screening
• 조사(하다) <照査> - Examine by reference
• 고사 <考査> - Examination
  • 중간고사 <中間考査> - Midterm examination
  • 기말고사 <期末考査> - Final examination
• 수사(하다) <搜査> - Investigate (criminal)

司

• 상사 <上司> - One´s superior, senior official
• 사회 <司會> - Direction of a meeting(ceremony)
  • 사회자 <司會者> - The master(mistress) of ceremonies, MC

祀

• 고사 <告祀> - Offering a sacrifice to spirits
  • 고사를 지내다 - Offer a sacrifice to spirits, sacrifice to the gods
• 제사 <祭祀> - Ritual or ceremony in which we pay respect to our ancestors
  • 제사를 지내다
  • 제삿날 <祭祀-> - The anniversary of a person´s death