의자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 椅子, from 椅 (“chair”) + 子 (“diminutive suffix”)

Pronunciation

• (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.

Related terms

• 흔들의자 (heundeuruija) rocking chair