의자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 椅子 (“chair”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 椅子 (isu, “chair”). Displaced traditional Sino-Korean 교의 (交椅, gyoui).

Pronunciation

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• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɰid͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [의자]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	uija
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	uija
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭija
Yale Romanization?	uyca

Noun

의자 • (uija) (hanja 椅子)

1. chair, sofa

   의자에 앉으십시오.

   Uijae anjeusipsio.

   Please seat yourself in a chair.

Derived terms

• 바퀴의자(椅子) (bakwiuija)
• 안락의자(安樂椅子) (allaguija)
• 전기의자(電氣椅子) (jeon'giuija)
• 접의자(椅子) (jeobuija)
• 팔걸이의자(椅子) (palgeoriuija)
• 회전의자(回轉椅子) (hoejeonuija)
• 흔들의자(椅子) (heundeuruija)

References

• 김재용 (Kim Jae-yong) (2015), “'일본식 한자어'의 정체 — 일본 제국하 조선인 문인들의 위기의식을 중심으로 — [ilbonsik hanja'eo ui jeongche - ilbon jegukha joseonin munindeurui wigiuisigeul jungsimeuro -]”, in Saegugeo saenghwal, volume 25, number 4, National Institute of the Korean Language, pages 146—153