장

장 U+C7A5, 장 HANGUL SYLLABLE JANG Composition: ㅈ + ㅏ + ㅇ Dubeolsik input: w-k-d ← 잤 [U+C7A4] Hangul Syllables 잦 → [U+C7A6]

Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangeul: [장]

Revised Romanization? jang Revised Romanization (translit.)? jang McCune–Reischauer? chang Yale Romanization? cang

Etymology 1

자작잒잓잔잕잖 잗잘잙잚잛잜잝 잞잟잠잡잢잣잤 장잦잧잨잩잪잫
이 ←	→ 재

Syllable

장 • (jang)

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

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 醬

Noun

장 • (jang) (hanja 醬)

1. sauce; marmalade; jam; compote (stewed fruit); preserved vegetables; preserved fruit

Derived terms

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

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 長

Noun

장 • (jang) (hanja 長)

1. head (of an organization); chief (mostly in compound words)

Derived terms

• 가장 (家長, gajang)
• 과장 (課長, gwajang)
• 교장 (校長, gyojang)
• 반장 (班長, banjang)
• 사장 (社長, sajang)
• 원장 (園長, wonjang)
• 장소 (長所, jangso)
• 장화 (長靴, janghwa)

 

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 張

Noun

장 • (jang) (hanja 張)

1. sheet (of paper)

Derived terms

• 긴장 (緊張, ginjang)
• 주장 (主張, jujang)
• 출장 (出張, chuljang)

 

Proper noun

장 • (Jang) (hanja 張)

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 댜ᇰ (Yale: tyanG).

Also attested in the Joya gimun (朝野記聞 / 조야기문), 1684, as Middle Korean 댱 (Yale: tyang).

Also attested in the Yeosaseo eonhae (女四書諺解 / 여사서언해), 1736, as Middle Korean 댱 (Yale: tyang).

Also attested in the Joya hoetong (朝野會通 / 조야회통), 18th century, as Middle Korean 댱 (Yale: tyang).

Also attested in the Imhwa jeongyeon (林花鄭延 / 임화정연), 18th century, as Middle Korean 댱 (Yale: tyang).

Also attested in the F. C. Ridel's Grammaire Coréenne, 1881, as Modern Korean 댱 (dyang).

Also attested in the Dongnip sinmun (獨立新聞 / 독립신문), 1896, as Modern Korean 쟝 (jyang).

1. A surname​., commonly transliterated as Jang and Chang.

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 章

Noun

장 • (jang) (hanja 章)

1. emblem; chapter (of a book, etc.)

Derived terms

• 문장 (文章, munjang)
• 문장 (紋章, munjang)
• 인장 (印章, injang)

 

Proper noun

장 • (Jang) (hanja 章)

1. A surname​.

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 莊

Proper noun

장 • (Jang) (hanja 莊)

1. A surname​.

Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 腸

Noun

장 • (jang) (hanja 腸)

1. bowel or intestine

Derived terms

• 간장 (肝腸, ganjang)
• 관장 (灌腸, gwanjang)
• 대장 (大腸, daejang)
• 대장균 (大腸菌, daejanggyun)
• 대장암 (大腸癌, daejang-am)
• 맹장 (盲腸, maengjang)
• 맹장염 (盲腸炎, maengjang-yeom)
• 소장 (小腸, sojang)
• 십이지장 (十二指腸, sibijijang)
• 위장 (胃腸, wijang)
• 장결석 (腸結石, janggyeolseok)
• 장결절형성증 (腸結節形成症, janggyeoljeolhyeongseongjeung)
• 장결핵 (腸結核, janggyeolhaek)
• 장출혈 (腸出血, jangchulhyeol)
• 장폐색증 (腸閉塞症, jangpyesaekjeung)
• 직장 (直腸, jikjang)
• 채장 (菜腸, chaejang)
• 황장목 (黃腸木, hwangjangmok)

 

Etymology 8

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

장 (jang)

Extended content

場: site, market, marketplace, scene (of a play) (MC reading: 場 (MC ɖɨɐŋ)) 將: general (mostly in compound words) (MC reading: 將 (MC t͡sɨɐŋ, t͡sɨɐŋH)) 壯: (MC reading: 壯 (MC t͡ʃɨɐŋH)) 丈: (MC reading: 丈 (MC ɖɨɐŋX)) 帳: (MC reading: 帳 (MC ʈɨɐŋH)) 裝: (MC reading: 裝 (MC t͡ʃɨɐŋ, t͡ʃɨɐŋH)) 奬: (MC reading: 奬) 墻: (MC reading: 墻 (MC d͡zɨɐŋ)) 葬: (MC reading: 葬 (MC t͡sɑŋH)) 粧: (MC reading: 粧) 掌: (MC reading: 掌 (MC t͡ɕɨɐŋX)) 藏: (MC reading: 藏 (MC d͡zɑŋ, d͡zɑŋH)) 臟: (MC reading: 臟) 障: (MC reading: 障 (MC t͡ɕɨɐŋ, t͡ɕɨɐŋH)) 腸: intestines (MC reading: 腸 (MC ɖɨɐŋ)) 匠: (MC reading: 匠 (MC d͡zɨɐŋH)) 杖: (MC reading: 杖 (MC ɖɨɐŋX)) 奘: (MC reading: 奘 (MC d͡zɑŋX, d͡zɑŋH)) 漳: (MC reading: 漳 (MC t͡ɕɨɐŋ)) 樟: (MC reading: 樟 (MC t͡ɕɨɐŋ)) 璋: (MC reading: 璋 (MC t͡ɕɨɐŋ)) 暲: (MC reading: 暲 (MC t͡ɕɨɐŋ)) 薔: (MC reading: 薔 (MC d͡zɨɐŋ, ʃɨk̚)) 蔣: (MC reading: 蔣 (MC t͡sɨɐŋ, t͡sɨɐŋX)) 仗: (MC reading: 仗 (MC ɖɨɐŋX, ɖɨɐŋH)) 檣: (MC reading: 檣 (MC d͡zɨɐŋ)) 欌: cabinet; wardrobe (MC reading: 欌) 漿: (MC reading: 漿 (MC t͡sɨɐŋ)) 狀: (MC reading: 狀 (MC d͡ʒɨɐŋH)) 獐: (MC reading: 獐 (MC t͡ɕɨɐŋ)) 臧: (MC reading: 臧 (MC t͡sɑŋ)) 贓: (MC reading: 贓 (MC t͡sɑŋ)) 傽: (MC reading: 傽) 妝: (MC reading: 妝 (MC t͡ʃɨɐŋ)) 嬙: (MC reading: 嬙 (MC d͡zɨɐŋ, ʃɨk̚)) 嶂: (MC reading: 嶂 (MC t͡ɕɨɐŋH)) 廧: (MC reading: 廧 (MC d͡zɨɐŋ)) 戕: (MC reading: 戕 (MC kɑ, d͡zɨɐŋ, t͡sɑŋ)) 牂: (MC reading: 牂) 瘴: (MC reading: 瘴 (MC t͡ɕɨɐŋH)) 糚: (MC reading: 糚) 羘: (MC reading: 羘) 萇: (MC reading: 萇 (MC ɖɨɐŋ)) 鄣: (MC reading: 鄣 (MC t͡ɕɨɐŋ)) 鏘: (MC reading: 鏘 (MC t͡sʰɨɐŋ)) 餦: (MC reading: 餦 (MC ʈɨɐŋ)) 麞: (MC reading: 麞 (MC t͡ɕɨɐŋ))

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin-guk daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, inmyeong-yonghanjapyo). [1]