공자

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 工こう資し, from 工こう (“work”) + 資し (“funds”). Borrowed from Chinese 工こう資し／工こう资 (gōngzī).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ŋd͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [공자]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gongja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gongja
McCune–Reischauer?	kongja
Yale Romanization?	kongca

Noun

공자 • (gongja) (hanja 工こう資し)

1. (Yanbian) pay; wages

Synonyms

• 급료 (給料きゅうりょう, geumnyo) (standard South Korean)
• 봉급 (俸給ほうきゅう, bonggeup)
• 임금 (賃金ちんぎん, imgeum)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 孔子こうし (“Confucius”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Gongja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Gongja
McCune–Reischauer?	Kongja
Yale Romanization?	kōngca

Proper noun

공자 • (Gongja) (hanja 孔子こうし)

1. Confucius

See also

• 유학 (儒學じゅがく, yuhak, “Confucianism”)