재
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| 재잭잮잯잰잱잲 잳잴잵잶잷잸잹 잺잻잼잽잾잿쟀 쟁쟂쟃쟄쟅쟆쟇 | |
| 자 ← | → 쟈 |
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Korean
Etymology 1
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄌᆡ (Yale: coy).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɛ] ~ [t͡ɕe̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [재/제]
| Romanizations | |
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| Revised Romanization? | jae |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jae |
| McCune–Reischauer? | chae |
| Yale Romanization? | cay |
Noun
재 • (jae)
Etymology 2
First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 재 (Yale: cay). Considered to be from the same root with 잣 (jat, “castle, fortresss”), because both of them use the same hanja 城 for the hun readings in the pre-modern times.[1]
Noun
재 • (jae)
Etymology 3
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Prefix
Syllable
재 (jae)