체육

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Korean

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 體育, from (body) + (education), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 体育(たいいく) (taiiku).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheyuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheyug
McCune–Reischauer?ch'eyuk
Yale Romanization?cheyyuk

Noun

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체육 (cheyuk) (hanja 體育)

  1. physical education
    매일 체육 시간 1000 미터 달리기 있다.
    Maeil cheyuk sigan-e cheon miteo dalligi-ga itda.
    In PE class [we] have to run 1000 meters every day.
  2. (by extension) physical exercise
    Synonyms: 운동(運動) (undong), 스포츠 (seupocheu)