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U+C8FC, 주
HANGUL SYLLABLE JU
Composition: +

[U+C8FB]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C8FD]




죠 ←→ 줘

Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ju
McCune–Reischauer?chu
Yale Romanization?cwu

Noun

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(ju) (hanja )

  1. week (unit of time)
    Synonym: 주일(週日) (ju'il)

Counter

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(ju) (hanja )

  1. counter for weeks
    Synonym: 주일(週日) (ju'il)

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Clipping of 천주 ("God"), from Sino-Tibetan 天主.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ju
McCune–Reischauer?chu
Yale Romanization?cwu

Proper noun

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(Ju) (hanja )

  1. (Christianity) the Lord
    Synonym: (honorific) 주님 (junim)

Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ju
McCune–Reischauer?chu
Yale Romanization?cwu

Noun

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(ju) (hanja )

  1. main/principal part
Usage notes
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  • Usually found in the constructions 되다 (ju-ga doeda, to be main/principal) and 이루다 (ju-reul iruda, to constitute a large portion).

Determiner

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(ju) (hanja )

  1. main; principal

Suffix

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—주 (-ju) (hanja )

  1. owner; proprietor
    건물(建物) (geonmul, building) + ‎주(主) (ju) → ‎건물주(建物主) (geonmulju, landlord; building owner)
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Derived terms

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Etymology 4

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ju
McCune–Reischauer?chu
Yale Romanization?cwu

Noun

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(ju) (hanja )

  1. political divisions of some countries, variously corresponding to canton, county, department, state, oblast, province, region, etc.
Derived terms
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Etymology 5

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ju
McCune–Reischauer?chu
Yale Romanization?cwu

Noun

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(ju) (hanja )

  1. stock (in a company)
    Synonym: 주식(株式) (jusik)
  2. Short for 주식회사(株式會社) (jusikhoesa, stock company): inc.

Counter

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(ju) (hanja )

  1. counter for trees
    Synonym: 그루 (geuru)
  2. counter for stocks

Derived terms

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Etymology 6

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕu(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ju
McCune–Reischauer?chu
Yale Romanization?cwū

Noun

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(ju) (hanja /)

  1. annotation; explanatory notes
    달다/내다ju-reul dalda/naedato annotate
Derived terms
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Etymology 7

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ju
McCune–Reischauer?chu
Yale Romanization?cwu

Noun

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(ju) (hanja )

  1. continent
    아시아 Asia juthe continent of Asia
  2. sandbank; sandbar
Derived terms
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Etymology 8

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕu(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ju
McCune–Reischauer?chu
Yale Romanization?cwū

Prefix

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주— (ju-) (hanja )

  1. resident; stationed (in)...
    주(駐) (ju) + ‎한(韓) (Han, Korea) → ‎주한(駐韓) (juhan, resident/stationed in Korea)
Derived terms
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Etymology 9

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Sino-Korean word from .

Suffix

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—주 (-ju) (hanja )

  1. alcohol; alcoholic beverage
    포도(葡萄) (podo, grape) + ‎주(酒) (ju) → ‎포도주(葡萄酒) (podoju, wine)
Derived terms
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Etymology 10

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(ju)