식자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 識者.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰik̚t͡ɕ͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [식짜]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sikja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sigja
McCune–Reischauer?	sikcha
Yale Romanization?	sikca

Noun

식자 • (sikja) (hanja 識者)

1. (literary) intellectual; an educated person; a discerning person

   Synonym: 지식인(知識人) (jisigin, “intellectual”)

   이 나라에서 식자로 살기는 참 어렵다.

   I nara-eseo sikjaro salgi-neun cham eoryeopda.

   It is truly difficult to live as an intellectual in this country.