의사

Sino-Korean word from 醫師, from 醫 (“doctor”) + 師 (“teacher”)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɰisʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [의사]

의사 • (uisa) (hanja 醫師)

1. doctor

Sino-Korean word from 意思, from 意 (“meaning”) + 思 (“thinking”)

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

의사 • (uisa) (hanja 意思)

1. intent

• 의사소통 (uisasotong, “communication”)

Sino-Korean word from 義士, from 義 (“righteous”) + 士 (“gentleman”)

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

의사 • (uisa) (hanja 義士)

1. a righteous patriot