four
Sa (사, 四) is the number four in the Sino-Korean series (일, 이, 삼, 사…). The kumdo pages consulted count movements with the native Korean series (하나, 둘, 셋, 넷).
How to say it
- Korean
- 사sa
- Spanish
- Cuatro (sino-coreano)
- English
- four
- Japanese
- 四しshi
Sa (사, 四) is the number four in the Sino-Korean series: 일 (il), 이 (i), 삼 (sam), 사 (sa), 오 (o)… Korean has two number series. The other is the native one: 하나 (hana), 둘 (dul), 셋 (set), 넷 (net)…
According to the general Korean-language sources consulted, the Sino-Korean series is used for money, dates, phone numbers and measurements. The native series is used to count people and things.
In kumdo, the pages consulted describe exercises with the native series. A page of basic Haedong kumdo exercises marks the beats with 하나, 둘, 셋 and 넷. The Korea Kumdo Association (대한검도회) manual uses 「하나」 for the first beat of a strike to the head (머리치기).
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