기자

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kid͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [기자]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gija
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gija
McCune–Reischauer?	kija
Yale Romanization?	kica

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 記者, from 記 (“recordkeeping”) + 者 (“worker”).

Noun

기자 • (gija) (hanja 記者)

1. reporter, journalist, newsman, correspondent

Derived terms

• 기자단(記者團) (gijadan, “press corps”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English Giza.

Proper noun

기자 • (Gija)

1. Giza