저해

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 沮害, from 沮 (“stop, prevent”) + 害 (“hamper, hinder”).

Alternative forms

• 조해(阻害) (johae) — misspelling

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ɦɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʌ̹ɦe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [저해/저헤]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeohae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeohae
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏhae
Yale Romanization?	cehay

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	저해하다
Passive	저해되다

저해 • (jeohae) (hanja 沮害)

1. prevention, hampering, hindrance

   Synonyms: 방애(妨礙) (bang'ae), 방해(妨害) (banghae), 장애(障礙) (jang'ae)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 菹醢, from 菹 (“salted or pickled vegetable”) + 醢 (“minced meat”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ɦɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʌ̹ɦe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [저해/저헤]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeohae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeohae
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏhae
Yale Romanization?	cehay

Noun

저해 • (jeohae) (hanja 菹醢)

1. kimchi and salted foods as a whole
2. (historical, criminal law) practice of soaking salted seafood with the corpse of a criminal for public display

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 狙害, from 狙 (“watch and wait”) + 害 (“harm, hurt”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ɦɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʌ̹ɦe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [저해/저헤]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeohae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeohae
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏhae
Yale Romanization?	cehay

Noun

저해 • (jeohae) (hanja 狙害)

1. (North Korea) seeking an opportunity to harm someone