This is the 7277th most frequent Korean word.
지사는
"지사는" means "governor."
In this sentence, "지사" refers to governors, specifically regional government administrators.
지사는 지역 문제를 해결하기 위해 노력해야 합니다.
Governors must strive to solve local issues.
Here, "지사" is used to mean 'branch office or regional branch' in the context of an organization or publication.
책의 지사는 저자에 의해 직접 서명되었습니다.
The branch office of the book was directly signed by the author.
In this sentence, "지사" again refers to a governor, used in the context of an administrative leader in a region.