여자

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1 Korean

Korean[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

녀자 (nyeoja) (North Korea)

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Korean word from 女子, from 女 (“female”) and 子 (“person”) .

Noun[edit]

여자 (yeoja, hanja 女子)

woman; girl; lady; female

Synonyms[edit]

계집 (gyejip, “woman; girl”)
아내 (anae, “wife”)
여성

Antonyms[edit]

사내 (sanae, “man; husband”)
남자
남성

Related terms[edit]

남녀 (namnyeo, “men and women”, 男女)

See also[edit]

어른 (eoreun, “adult”)
아이 (ai, “child”)

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