義 — ui

Parts that make up 義

How 義 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 義 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 我, 羊.

Korean example words with 義

• 문의文義 Korean gloss: 글의 뜻
• 원의原義 Korean gloss: 본디의 뜻
• 의인義人 Korean gloss: 의로운 사람
• 인의仁義 Korean gloss: 어짊과 의로움
• 어의語義 Korean gloss: 단어나 말의 뜻
• 본의本義 Korean gloss: 근본이 되는 취지
• 의사義士 Korean gloss: 의로운 지사(志士)
• 의기義妓 Korean gloss: 의로운 일을 한 기생
• 의혈義血 Korean gloss: 정의를 위하여 흘린 피
• 진의眞義 Korean gloss: 참된 의미나 의의(意義)
• 주의主義 Korean gloss: 굳게 지키는 주장이나 방침
• 은의恩義 Korean gloss: 갚아야 할 만한 은혜와 의리

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 義

• 主義しゅぎ doctrine; rule; principle
• 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国ちょうせんみんしゅしゅぎじんみんきょうわこく Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea); DPRK
• 義ぎ morality; righteousness; justice
• 義務ぎむ duty; obligation; responsibility
• 正義せいぎ justice; right; righteousness
• 社会主義しゃかいしゅぎ socialism
• 民主主義みんしゅしゅぎ democracy
• 意義いぎ meaning; significance
• 名義めいぎ name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; published name
• 共産主義きょうさんしゅぎ communism
• 民族主義みんぞくしゅぎ nationalism
• 講義こうぎ lecture

Characters sharing the phonetic 我

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “아” in Korean.

Other hanja read “의”

Other hanja with radical 羊