의사

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 醫師, from 醫 (“doctor”) + 師 (“teacher”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɰisʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [의사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	uisa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	uisa
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭisa
Yale Romanization?	uysa

Noun

의사 • (uisa) (hanja 醫師)

1. doctor

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 意思, from 意 (“meaning”) + 思 (“thinking”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɰi(ː)sʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [의(ː)사]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	uisa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	uisa
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭisa
Yale Romanization?	ūysa

Noun

의사 • (uisa) (hanja 意思)

1. intent

Derived terms

• 의사소통 (uisasotong, “communication”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 義士, from 義 (“righteous”) + 士 (“gentleman”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɰi(ː)sʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [의(ː)사]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	uisa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	uisa
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭisa
Yale Romanization?	ūysa

Noun

의사 • (uisa) (hanja 義士)

1. a righteous patriot