의식

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	uisik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	uisig
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭisik
Yale Romanization?	ūysik

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 意識, from 意 (“meaning”) + 識 (“knowing”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Japanese 意識 (ʔiH syik)

Noun

의식 • (uisik) (hanja 意識)

1. consciousness; awareness
2. consciousness in the philosophical sense

Derived terms

• 의식적 (uisikjeok)
• 의식하다 (uisikhada)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 儀式

Noun

의식 • (uisik) (hanja 儀式)

1. ritual; ceremony