여자

Korean

Alternative forms

녀자 (nyeoja) (North Korea)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 女子, from 女 (“female”) + 子 (“offspring”)

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key)[jʌ̹d͡ʑa̠]
Phonetic Hangul[여자]

Revised Romanization^?	yeoja
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	yeoja
McCune–Reischauer^?	yŏja
Yale Romanization^?	yeca

Noun

여자 • (yeoja) (hanja 女子)

woman; girl; lady; female

Synonyms

계집 (gyejip, “woman; girl”)
아내 (anae, “wife”)
여성 (女性, yeoseong, “female”)

Antonyms

사내 (sanae, “man; husband”)
남자 (男子, namja, “man, male”)
남성 (男性, namseong, “male”)

Related terms

남녀 (男女, namnyeo, “men and women”)

See also

어른 (eoreun, “adult”)
아이 (ai, “child”)

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