의사

Korean

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: ɯiˈsa
• Phonetic hangul: 의사

Romanization

Revised	uisa	transliteration	uisa
McCune–Reischauer	ŭisa	Yale	uysa

Noun

의사 (uisa, hanja 醫師)

1. doctor

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈɯiːsa
• Phonetic hangul: 의ː사

Romanization

Revised	uisa	transliteration	uisa
McCune–Reischauer	ŭisa	Yale	ūysa

Noun

의사 (uisa, hanja 意思)

1. intent

Derived terms

• 의사소통 (uisasotong, “communication”)

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈɯiːsa
• Phonetic hangul: 의ː사

Romanization

Revised	uisa	transliteration	uisa
McCune–Reischauer	ŭisa	Yale	ūysa

Noun

의사 (uisa, hanja 義士)

1. a righteous patriot