U+C81C, 제
HANGUL SYLLABLE JE
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Hangul Syllables
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저 ←→ 져

Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

Equivalent to a contraction of (jeo, I; me, humble first-person pronoun) +‎ (-i, nominative particle). When the (-ga) allomorph of the nominative particle was introduced, it was attached to the already marked form of (jeo), producing this new allomorphy.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?je
Revised Romanization (translit.)?je
McCune–Reischauer?che
Yale Romanization?cey

Pronoun edit

(je)

  1. allomorph of (jeo, humble first-person pronoun) before (-ga, nominative suffix)
    선생님, 그랬습니다.Seonsaengnim, je-ga geuraetseumnida.Teacher, it was I who did that.

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?je
Revised Romanization (translit.)?je
McCune–Reischauer?che
Yale Romanization?cey

Determiner edit

(je)

  1. Contraction of (jeo-ui): my

Etymology 3 edit

From Middle Korean 제〮 (céy).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?je
Revised Romanization (translit.)?je
McCune–Reischauer?che
Yale Romanization?cey

Adverb edit

(je)

  1. Contraction of (jeog-e): (literary, possibly dated) when

Etymology 4 edit

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?je
Revised Romanization (translit.)?je
McCune–Reischauer?che
Yale Romanization?cey

Noun edit

(je) (hanja )

  1. Short for 제목(題目) (jemok, title).
Derived terms edit

Etymology 5 edit

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕe̞(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?je
Revised Romanization (translit.)?je
McCune–Reischauer?che
Yale Romanization?cēy

Noun edit

(je) (hanja )

  1. sacrificial rites in honor of an ancestor or god
    Synonym: 제사(祭祀) (jesa)
    지내다je-reul jinaedato perform rites
Derived terms edit

Etymology 6 edit

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?je
Revised Romanization (translit.)?je
McCune–Reischauer?che
Yale Romanization?cey

Prefix edit

제— (je-) (hanja )

  1. (prefix marking ordinals) -th, -st, -nd
    1je il-gwafirst lesson
Derived terms edit

Etymology 7 edit

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?je
Revised Romanization (translit.)?je
McCune–Reischauer?che
Yale Romanization?cey

Prefix edit

제— (je-) (hanja )

  1. every
    유럽 언어Yureob-ui je-eoneothe languages of Europe
Derived terms edit

Etymology 8 edit

Sino-Korean word from .

Suffix edit

—제 (-je) (hanja )

  1. -made
    한국(韓國) (Han'guk, Korea) + ‎제(製) (-je) → ‎한국제(韓國製) (han'gukje, made in Korea)
  2. made of
    금속(金屬) (geumsok, metal) + ‎제(製) (-je) → ‎금속제(金屬製) (geumsokje, made of metal)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
  • Category Korean terms suffixed with -제 (製) not found

Etymology 9 edit

Sino-Korean word from .

Suffix edit

—제 (-je) (hanja )

  1. agent; medicine
    진통(鎭痛) (jintong, reducing pain) + ‎제(劑) (-je) → ‎진통제(鎭痛劑) (jintongje, pain killer / analgesic)
Derived terms edit
See also edit

Etymology 10 edit

Sino-Korean word from .

Suffix edit

—제 (-je) (hanja )

  1. system; rule
    양당(兩黨) (yangdang, two / both parties) + ‎제(制) (-je) → ‎양당제(兩黨制) (yangdangje, bipartisan system)
Derived terms edit
See also edit

Etymology 11 edit

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable edit

(je)

Extended content
  1. :
    (MC reading: (MC tsyo|tsyae))
  2. :
    (MC reading: (MC dej|dejH))
  3. :
    (MC reading: (MC tsjejH|tsreajH))
  4. :
    (MC reading: (MC dzej|dzejH))
  5. :
    (MC reading: (MC tsjwe|dzejH))
  6. :
    (MC reading: (MC tsyejH))
  7. :
    (MC reading: (MC drjo|drjoH))
  8. :
    (MC reading: (MC dejX|dejH))
  9. :
    (MC reading: (MC dzej))
  10. :
    (MC reading: (MC tsyejH))
  11. :
    (MC reading: (MC tsjejH))
  12. :
    (MC reading: (MC dzij|dzejX))
  13. :
    (MC reading: (MC dejH))

Middle Korean edit

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

제〮 (céy)

  1. Contraction of 긔〮 (cek-úy, literally at the time): when

Descendants edit

  • Korean: (je)