Korean word

양자

Pronunciation

Romanizationyangja

Meaning

  • nounadopted child

Example

그는 어릴 때 양자로 입양되었다.keu neun eo ril ttae yang ja ro i byang doe eot tta

He was adopted when he was young.

Illustration for 양자 (adopted child)

More examples

그 부부는 양자 신청을 위해 서류를 준비했다.keu pu bu neun yang ja sin cheong eul wi hae seo ryu reul chun bi haet tta

The couple prepared documents to apply for adoption.

Core concept

A child legally welcomed into another family and recognized as that family's child.

Common phrases

  • 양자를 맞다yang ja reul mat tta

    adopt a child

  • 양자 신청yang ja sin cheong

    adoption application

Similar words

입양아ibyanga: A child welcomed into another family through adoption and raised there.
입양아동ibyangadong: A child protected by adoption law as a member of the adoptive family.
입양된 아이ibyangdoen ai: A child who grows up in the home of the family that adopted them.

Definition in Korean

다른 사람의 가정에서 길러져 법적으로 그 가족의 자녀로 인정받은 아이ta reun sa ra mui ka jeong e seo kil leo jeo peop jjeo geu ro keu ka jo gui cha nyeo ro in jeong ba deun a i

Word origin

This Sino-Korean word combines elements meaning to raise and child, describing a child raised as part of another family.

Usage tips

  • English speakers can connect this noun with the legal meaning of adoption, rather than with a child who is merely staying in another household.

Other meanings

  • both partiesnoun
  • quantumnoun

Opposites

  • 친자chinjabiological childnoun

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