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

KoreanEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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.

PronunciationEdit

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

PronounEdit

(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 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

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

DeterminerEdit

(je)

  1. Contraction of (jeo-ui): my

Etymology 3Edit

From Middle Korean 제〮 (céy).

PronunciationEdit

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

AdverbEdit

(je)

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

Etymology 4Edit

Sino-Korean word from .

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

(je) (hanja )

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

Etymology 5Edit

Sino-Korean word from .

PronunciationEdit

  • (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

NounEdit

(je) (hanja )

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

Etymology 6Edit

Sino-Korean word from .

PronunciationEdit

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

PrefixEdit

제— (je-) (hanja )

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

Etymology 7Edit

Sino-Korean word from .

PronunciationEdit

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

PrefixEdit

제— (je-) (hanja )

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

Etymology 8Edit

Sino-Korean word from .

SuffixEdit

—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 termsEdit
See alsoEdit
  • Category Korean terms suffixed with -제 (製) not found

Etymology 9Edit

Sino-Korean word from .

SuffixEdit

—제 (-je) (hanja )

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

Etymology 10Edit

Sino-Korean word from .

SuffixEdit

—제 (-je) (hanja )

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

Etymology 11Edit

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

SyllableEdit

(je)

Extended content
  1. :
    (MC reading: (MC t͡ɕɨʌ, t͡ɕia))
  2. :
    (MC reading: (MC dei, deiH))
  3. :
    (MC reading: (MC t͡siᴇiH, t͡ʃˠɛiH))
  4. :
    (MC reading: (MC d͡zei, d͡zeiH))
  5. :
    (MC reading: (MC t͡siuᴇ, d͡zeiH))
  6. :
    (MC reading: (MC t͡ɕiᴇiH))
  7. :
    (MC reading: (MC ɖɨʌ, ɖɨʌH))
  8. :
    (MC reading: (MC deiX, deiH))
  9. :
    (MC reading: (MC d͡zei))
  10. :
    (MC reading: (MC t͡ɕiᴇiH))
  11. :
    (MC reading: (MC t͡siᴇiH))
  12. :
    (MC reading: (MC d͡ziɪ, d͡zeiX))
  13. :
    (MC reading: (MC deiH))

Middle KoreanEdit

PronunciationEdit

AdverbEdit

제〮 (céy)

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

DescendantsEdit

  • Korean: (je)