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의자

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Korean

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Etymology

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

Noun

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의자 (uija) (hanja 椅子)

  1. chair, sofa
    의자에 앉으십시오.
    uijae anjeusipsio.
    Please seat yourself in a chair.

Derived terms

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References

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  • 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