약자

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ja̠k̚t͡ɕ͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [약짜]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yakja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yagja
McCune–Reischauer?	yakcha
Yale Romanization?	yakca

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 略字, from 略 (“abbreviate”) + 字 (“letter”).

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	약자(略字) (yakja)
North Korean Standard Language	략자(略字) (ryakja)

약자 • (yakja) (hanja 略字)

1. abbreviation, acronym
2. a colloquial simplified form of a character

   學(학)의 약자는 学(학)이다. ― hakui yakjaneun hakida. ― The simplified form of "學" is "学".

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 弱者, from 弱 (“weak”) + 者 (“person”).

Noun

약자 • (yakja) (hanja 弱者)

1. a weak person

   Antonym: 강자(強者) (gangja)