자위하다

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Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jawihada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jawihada
McCune–Reischauer?chawihada
Yale Romanization?cawihata

Etymology 1

자위(自慰) (jawi, masturbation) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Verb

자위하다 (jawihada) (infinitive 자위해 or 자위하여, sequential 자위하니, hanja 自慰하다)

  1. to masturbate
    Synonym: 수음(手淫)하다 (sueumhada)
  2. to comfort oneself
Conjugation

Etymology 2

자위(自衛) (jawi, self-defence) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Verb

자위하다 (jawihada) (infinitive 자위해 or 자위하여, sequential 자위하니, hanja 自衛하다)

  1. to defend oneself or one's own
Conjugation