선교

선교

Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[sʰʌ̹nɡjo]
• Phonetic Hangul[선교]

Revised Romanization? seon-gyo Revised Romanization (translit.)? seongyo McCune–Reischauer? sŏn'gyo Yale Romanization? senkyo

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 宣 (“proclaiming”) + 敎 (“religion”)

Noun

선교 • (seon-gyo) (hanja 宣敎)

1. (religion) mission; missionary work

   그는 선교를 했다.

   He did missionary work.

Derived terms

• 선교하다 (seon-gyohada, “to evangelize”)
• 선교사 (seon-gyosa, “missionary”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 禪 (“Seon”) + 敎 (“teachings”)

Noun

선교 • (seon-gyo) (hanja 禪敎)

1. (Buddhism) The Zen and non-Zen sects of Buddhism, considered as a group

Related terms

• 선종 (seonjong, “Zen”)
• 교종 (gyojong, “non-Zen”)