Bureau of Interpreters

37°34′20″N 126°58′29″E / 37.5723°N 126.9748°E / 37.5723; 126.9748

Bureau of Interpreters
Hangul
사역원
Hanja
司譯院
Revised RomanizationSayeogwon
McCune–ReischauerSayŏgwŏn

The Bureau of Interpreters or Sayŏgwŏn was an agency of the Joseon government of Korea from 1393 to 1894 responsible for training and supplying official interpreters. Textbooks for foreign languages produced by the bureau aimed to accurately describe contemporary speech and are thus valuable sources on the history of Korean and the various foreign languages.