학자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 學者, from 學 (“learning”) + 者 (“person”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠k̚t͡ɕ͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [학짜]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hakja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hagja
McCune–Reischauer?	hakcha
Yale Romanization?	hakca

Noun

학자 • (hakja) (hanja 學者)

1. A scholar; a person of learning, especially in a particular field.

Derived terms

• 학자적 (學者的, hakjajeok, “worthy of a scholar”)