Korean word

입석

Pronunciation

Romanizationipsseok

Meaning

  • nounstanding room

Example

기차에 자리가 없어서 입석으로 탔어요.ki cha e cha ri ga eop sseo seo ip sseo geu ro ta sseo yo

There were no seats on the train, so I rode it standing.

Illustration for 입석 (standing room)

More examples

콘서트 표가 모두 팔려서 입석으로 관람했어요.kon seo teu pyo ga mo du pal lyeo seo ip sseo geu ro kwal lam hae sseo yo

All the concert tickets were sold, so I watched the concert while standing.

Core concept

The standing section or admission used when no seated place is provided.

Common phrases

  • 입석으로 타다ip sseo geu ro ta da

    ride in standing room

  • 입석표ip sseok pyo

    standing-room ticket

  • 입석권ip sseok kkwon

    standing ticket

Similar words

좌석chwaseok: A specific place for a passenger or audience member to sit.
입석승차ipsseoksseungcha: The act of riding without sitting when a vehicle has no available seat.

Definition in Korean

좌석 대신 서서 이용하는 상태 자체와 그 상태를 허용하는 표·자리 전체를 뜻하는 말chwa seok tae sin seo seo i yong ha neun sang tae cha che wa keu sang tae reul heo yong ha neun pyo cha ri cheon che reul tteu ta neun mal

Word origin

The word combines Sino-Korean elements meaning standing and seat, directly reflecting admission without a seated place.

Usage tips

  • At a concert or on transport, the key idea is access without a seat, so context decides whether the word means the area or the ticket.

Other meanings

  • standing admissionnoun
  • standing-room ticketnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 입석권ipsseokkkwonstanding ticketnoun
  • 입석표ipsseokpyostanding-room ticketnoun

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