Korean word

설문조사

Pronunciation

Romanizationseolmunjosa

Meaning

  • nounsurvey

Example

학생들에게 설문조사를 했어요.hak ssaeng deu re ge seol mun jo sa reul hae sseo yo

I conducted a survey among the students.

Illustration for 설문조사 (survey)

More examples

많은 사람들이 설문조사에 응답했어요.ma neun sa ram deu ri seol mun jo sa e eung da pae sseo yo

Many people responded to the survey.

Core concept

A method for collecting comparable answers from a group so that a general trend becomes visible.

Common phrases

  • 설문조사 결과seol mun jo sa kyeol gwa

    survey results

  • 설문조사에 응답하다seol mun jo sa e eung da pa da

    respond to a survey

  • 설문조사를 진행하다seol mun jo sa reul chin haeng ha da

    conduct a survey

Similar words

설문지seolmunji: A paper or online form for recording answers to a set of questions.
설문seolmun: A prepared collection of questions used to gather and review information from several people.
여론조사yeoronjosa: An inquiry into public or group opinion that measures support for an issue.
응답eungdap: A reply or reaction that follows a question, request, or other prompt.

Definition in Korean

많은 사람에게 같은 질문을 해서 의견이나 정보를 모아 전체 경향을 파악하는 조사.ma neun sa ra me ge ka teun chil mu neul hae seo ui gyeo ni na cheong bo reul mo a cheon che kyeong hyang eul pa a ka neun cho sa

Word origin

As a Sino-Korean compound, 설문 (seolmun, "a set question") names the questions and 조사 (josa, "investigation") names the process of examining the answers.

Usage tips

  • Results can depend on who is asked and how many people reply, making the word useful when judging whether collected information represents a wider group.

Other meanings

  • opinion pollnoun

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