검사

Korean

Sino-Korean word from 檢査, from 檢 (“examining”) + 査 (“inquiring”)

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	geomsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	geomsa
McCune–Reischauer^?	kŏmsa
Yale Romanization^?	kēmsa

검사 • (geomsa) (hanja 檢査)

Sino-Korean word from 檢事, from 檢 (“examining”) + 事 (“work”)

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	geomsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	geomsa
McCune–Reischauer^?	kŏmsa
Yale Romanization^?	kēmsa

검사 • (geomsa) (hanja 檢事)