See also: -자
U+C790, 자
HANGUL SYLLABLE JA
Composition: +

[U+C78F]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C791]
U+3216, ㈖
PARENTHESIZED HANGUL CIEUC A

[U+3215]
Enclosed CJK Letters and Months
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U+3276, ㉶
CIRCLED HANGUL CIEUC A

[U+3275]
Enclosed CJK Letters and Months
[U+3277]




이 ←→ 재

Korean

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Etymology 1

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ja
McCune–Reischauer?cha
Yale Romanization?ca

Noun

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(ja)

  1. (hanja: ) letter, character
  2. (hanja: ): a person
  3. (hanja: ): purple; violet
  4. (hanja: ):
    1. fruit; seed of
    2. rat (Chinese zodiac sign)
  5. (hanja: ): benevolence, loving-kindness, metta

Numeral

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(ja) (hanja )

  1. 1024

Syllable

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(ja)

  1. , , , , , , , , , 姿, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 鶿, ,

Etymology 2

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First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean  (Yale: cah).

Noun

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(ja)

  1. ruler, rule, straightedge
  2. (unit of measure) ja or Korean foot, a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 30.3 cm.
Synonyms
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  • (unit of measure): (cheok)

Etymology 3

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(ja)

  1. present of 자다 (jada, to sleep)