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의사가 · 의사를 · polite: 의사 선생님
doctor
Example
우리 언니는 병원에서 일하는 의사예요.
My older sister is a doctor who works at a hospital.
Word parts
Literally 'medicine expert'.
Good to know
When speaking to a doctor, call them 선생님 or 의사 선생님.
Related words
의사가 · 의사를
righteous patriot, martyr (who resisted with arms)
Example
안중근 의사는 하얼빈에서 이토 히로부미를 저격했어요.
The patriot Ahn Jung-geun shot Ito Hirobumi in Harbin.
Word parts
Literally 'righteous man'.
Good to know
Homonym: 의사 also means a doctor; 안중근 의사 means the patriot, not a physician.