식자

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 識者.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sikja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sigja
    McCune–Reischauer?sikcha
    Yale Romanization?sikca

    Noun

    식자 • (sikja) (hanja 識者)

    1. (literary) intellectual; an educated person; a discerning person
      Synonym: 지식인(知識人) (jisigin, “intellectual”)
      이 나라에서 식자로 살기는 참 어렵다.
      I nara-eseo sikjaro salgi-neun cham eoryeopda.
      It is truly difficult to live as an intellectual in this country.
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