약자

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yakja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yagja
McCune–Reischauer?yakcha
Yale Romanization?yakca

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 略字, from 略 (“abbreviate”) + 字 (“letter”).

    Noun

    South Korean
    Standard Language         		약자(略字) (yakja)
    North Korean
    Standard Language         		략자(略字) (ryakja)

    약자 • (yakja) (hanja 略字)

    1. abbreviation, acronym
    2. a colloquial simplified form of a character
      學(학)의 약자는 学(학)이다. ― hakui yakjaneun hakida. ― The simplified form of "學" is "学".

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 弱者, from 弱 (“weak”) + 者 (“person”).

      Noun

      약자 • (yakja) (hanja 弱者)

      1. a weak person
        Antonym: 강자(強者) (gangja)
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