도지사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 도(道) (do, “province”) + 지사(知事) (jisa, “governor”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dojisa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dojisa
McCune–Reischauer?	tojisa
Yale Romanization?	tōcisa

Noun

도지사 • (dojisa) (hanja 道知事)

1. governor of a 도(道) (do, “province”)