Korean

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Korean Wikipedia has an article on:
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Korean Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ko

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɰi(ː)ɕʰik̚]
    • Audio:(file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?uisik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?uisig
McCune–Reischauer?ŭisik
Yale Romanization?ūysik

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 意識, from (meaning) + (knowing), from Japanese 意識 (ʔiH syik)

Noun

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의식 (uisik) (hanja 意識)

  1. consciousness; awareness
  2. consciousness in the philosophical sense
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 儀式

Noun

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의식 (uisik) (hanja 儀式)

  1. ritual; ceremony