소재

소재

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 素材, from 素 (“basic”) + 材 (“ingredient”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[sʰo̞d͡ʑe̞]
• Phonetic Hangul[소재]

Revised Romanization? sojae Revised Romanization (translit.)? sojae McCune–Reischauer? sojae Yale Romanization? socay

Noun

소재 • (sojae) (hanja 素材)

1. material; component; stuff
2. (literature) subject matter; content
   • 조선민주주의인민공화국 저작권법 (Copyright Act of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea), Article 11:

     이 경우 편집저작물은 소재의 선택이나 배렬에서 창조성이 있어야 한다.

     i gyeongu pyeonjipjeojangmur-eun sojae-ui seontaeg-ina baeryeor-eseo changjoseong-i isseoya handa.

     In this case the edited [document] must exhibit originality in the selection or arrangement of content.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 所在, from 所 (“place”) + 在 (“existence”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ˈsʰo̞ːd͡ʑe̞]
• Phonetic Hangul[소:재]

Revised Romanization? sojae Revised Romanization (translit.)? sojae McCune–Reischauer? sojae Yale Romanization? sōcay

Noun

소재 • (sojae) (hanja 所在)

1. location; located in
2. Presence of a thing at a place.