의의

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 意義 (“meaning, significance, importance”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	uiui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	uiui
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭiŭi
Yale Romanization?	ūy.uy

Noun

의의 • (uiui) (hanja 意義)

1. meaning, significance, importance

   그 사건은 중요한 역사적 의의가 있다.

   geu sageon-eun jung'yohan yeoksajeok uiui-ga itda.

   That incident has great historical significance.