존

존 U+C874, 존 HANGUL SYLLABLE JON Composition: ㅈ + ㅗ + ㄴ ← 졳 [U+C873] Hangul Syllables 졵 → [U+C875]

조족졲졳존졵졶 졷졸졹졺졻졼졽 졾졿좀좁좂좃좄 종좆좇좈좉좊좋
졔 ←	→ 좌

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞n]
• Phonetic hangul: [존]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jon
McCune–Reischauer?	chon
Yale Romanization?	con

Etymology 1

From English zone.

Noun

존 • (jon)

1. (military) zone

See also

• 구역 (guyeok)

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

존 (jon)

1. 尊: respect

   (eumhun reading: 높을 존 (nopeul jon))
   (MC reading: 尊 (MC tswon))