차례

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Korean ᄎᆞ〮례 (Yale: chólyèy, “order; sequence”) which appears from the 15th century. ᄎᆞ〮례 (Yale: chólyèy) was originally ᄎᆞ뎨 (Yale: chotyey) (modern reading: 차제 (chaje)), a Sino-Korean word from 次第 (“order; sequence”); this form also appears in documents of 17th to 19th century. The current form is reanalyzed as a Sino-Korean word from 次例, from 次 (“second”) + 例 (“rule”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠ɾje̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [차례]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	charye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chalye
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'arye
Yale Romanization?	chalyey

Noun

차례 • (charye) (hanja 次例)

1. order; sequence

   Synonym: 순서(順序) (sunseo)

   차례를 바꾸다

   charyereul bakkuda

   change the order

2. turn (in a game, line, etc.)

   이제 네 차례야

   ije ne charyeya

   now it's your turn

3. table of contents

   Synonym: 목차(目次) (mokcha)

Derived terms

• 차례차례 (次例次例, charyecharye, “in turn”)