"여자" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [jʌ̹d͡ʑa̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: yeoja [romanization], 女子 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 女子, from 女 (“female”) + 子 (“offspring”) Etymology templates: {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|女子}} 女子, {{m|ko|女|gloss=female}} 女 (“female”), {{m|ko|子|gloss=offspring}} 子 (“offspring”), {{ko-etym-Sino|女|female|子|offspring}} Sino-Korean word from 女子, from 女 (“female”) + 子 (“offspring”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=女子}} 여자 • (yeoja) (hanja 女子)
  1. woman, girl Wikipedia link: Scent of a Woman (1992 film) Categories (topical): Female people Related terms: 남녀 (namnyeo) (alt: 男女) (english: men and women), 어른 (eoreun) (english: adult), 아이 (ai) (english: child)

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for 여자 meaning in Korean (2.6kB)

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