장

EtymologyEdit

SyllableEdit

장 (transliterations: RR jang, RRT , McCune–Reischauer chang, Yale cang)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅈ, ㅏ, and ㅇ.

NounEdit

장 (jang)

1. 場: site, market, marketplace, scene (of a play)
2. 章: emblem, chapter (of a book, etc.)
3. 張: sheet (of paper)
4. 長: head (of an organization), chief (mostly in compound words)
5. 腸: intestines
6. 欌: cabinet (furniture)
7. 將: general (mostly in compound words)
8. 醬: sauce

Derived termsEdit

• 간장 (ganjang)
• 개장 (gaejang, 개醬)
• 개장국 (gaejangguk, 개醬국)
• 고추장 (gochujang)
• 된장 (doenjang, 된醬)
• 상추쌈 (sangchussam)
• 쌈장 (ssamjang)
• 장독대 (jangdokdae)
• 장아찌 (jang-ajji)
• 장화 (janghwa)
• 청국장 (cheonggukjang, 淸麴醬)
• 초고추장 (chogochujang)

Proper nounEdit

장 (chang, jang, cang)

1. 張: a Korean surname
2. 章: a Korean surname
3. 莊: a Korean surname