Korean word

독자

Pronunciation

Romanizationtokjja

Meaning

  • nounreader

Example

그 잡지의 독자들은 주로 학생이에요.keu chap jji ui tok jja deu reun chu ro hak ssaeng i e yo

The magazine's readers are mostly students.

Illustration for 독자 (reader)

More examples

작가는 독자의 의견을 반영해 내용을 수정했다.chak kka neun tok jja ui ui gyeo neul pa nyeong hae nae yong eul su jeong haet tta

The author revised the content to reflect the readers' opinions.

Core concept

A person or group who takes in written or printed content by reading it.

Common phrases

  • 독자의 의견tok jja ui ui gyeon

    reader's opinion

  • 독자층tok jja cheung

    readership

  • 독자 후기tok jja hu gi

    reader review

Similar words

구독자kudokjja: A person registered to receive new content regularly from a service or channel.
독자층tokjjacheung: The group of people who read a particular medium or work.

Definition in Korean

글이나 인쇄물·온라인 기사 따위를 실제로 읽는 사람을 가리키는 명사로, 개인과 집단 모두를 이르는 말이다.keu ri na in swae mul ol la in ki sa tta wi reul sil je ro ing neun sa ra meul ka ri ki neun myeong sa ro kae in gwa chip ttan mo du reul i reu neun ma ri da

Word origin

This Sino-Korean compound comes from Chinese characters meaning read and person, reflecting someone who reads.

Usage tips

  • The noun can refer to a whole group as well as one person, with context rather than a changed noun showing whether the meaning is singular or plural.

Opposites

Related words

  • 구독자kudokjjasubscribernoun
  • 독자수tokjjasunumber of readersnoun
  • 독자투고tokjjatugoreader submissionnoun

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