부자

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 富者ふしゃ, from 富とみ (“rich”) + 者もの (“person”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	buja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	buja
McCune–Reischauer?	puja
Yale Romanization?	pūca

Noun

부자 • (buja) (hanja 富者ふしゃ)

1. a rich person

See also

• 갑부(甲きのえ富とみ) (gapbu)
• 거부(巨富きょふ) (geobu)
• 부호(富豪ふごう) (buho)
• 재벌(財閥ざいばつ) (jaebeol)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 父子ふし, from 父ちち (“father”) + 子こ (“son”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pud͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [부자]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	buja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	buja
McCune–Reischauer?	puja
Yale Romanization?	puca

Noun

부자 • (buja) (hanja 父子ふし)

1. father and son

Derived terms

• 부자간(父子ふし間あいだ) (bujagan)

See also

• 모녀(母はは女おんな) (monyeo)
• 모자(母子ぼし) (moja)
• 부녀(父ちち女おんな) (bunyeo)