주

See also: ㈜

주 U+C8FC, 주 HANGUL SYLLABLE JU Composition: ㅈ + ㅜ ← 죻 [U+C8FB] Hangul Syllables 죽 → [U+C8FD]

주죽죾죿준줁줂 줃줄줅줆줇줈줉 줊줋줌줍줎줏줐 중줒줓줔줕줖줗
죠 ←	→ 줘

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 週しゅう.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕu]
• Phonetic hangul: [주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ju
McCune–Reischauer?	chu
Yale Romanization?	cwu

Noun

주 • (ju) (hanja 週しゅう)

1. week (unit of time)

   Synonym: 주일(週日しゅうじつ) (ju'il)

Counter

주 • (ju) (hanja 週しゅう)

1. counter for weeks

   Synonym: 주일(週日しゅうじつ) (ju'il)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 週しゅう for Sino-Korean compounds of 주 (週しゅう, ju).

Etymology 2

Clipping of 천주 ("God"), from Sino-Tibetan 天主てんしゅ.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕu]
• Phonetic hangul: [주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ju
McCune–Reischauer?	chu
Yale Romanization?	cwu

Proper noun

주 • (Ju) (hanja 主あるじ)

1. (Christianity) the Lord

   Synonym: (honorific) 주님 (junim)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 主あるじ.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕu]
• Phonetic hangul: [주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ju
McCune–Reischauer?	chu
Yale Romanization?	cwu

Noun

주 • (ju) (hanja 主あるじ)

1. main/principal part

Usage notes

• Usually found in the constructions 주가 되다 (ju-ga doeda, “to be main/principal”) and 주를 이루다 (ju-reul iruda, “to constitute a large portion”).

Determiner

주 • (ju) (hanja 主あるじ)

1. main; principal

Suffix

—주 • (-ju) (hanja 主あるじ)

1. owner; proprietor

   ‎건물(建物たてもの) (geonmul, “building”) + ‎주(主あるじ) (ju) → ‎건물주(建物たてもの主ぬし) (geonmulju, “landlord; building owner”)

See also

• Korean terms suffixed with -주 (主あるじ)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 主あるじ for Sino-Korean compounds of 주 (主あるじ, ju).

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 州しゅう.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕu]
• Phonetic hangul: [주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ju
McCune–Reischauer?	chu
Yale Romanization?	cwu

Noun

주 • (ju) (hanja 州しゅう)

1. political divisions of some countries, variously corresponding to canton, county, department, state, oblast, province, region, etc.

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 州しゅう for Sino-Korean compounds of 주 (州しゅう, ju).

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 株かぶ.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕu]
• Phonetic hangul: [주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ju
McCune–Reischauer?	chu
Yale Romanization?	cwu

Noun

주 • (ju) (hanja 株かぶ)

1. stock (in a company)

   Synonym: 주식(株式かぶしき) (jusik)

2. Short for 주식회사(株式會社かぶしきがいしゃ) (jusikhoesa, “stock company”): inc.

Counter

주 • (ju) (hanja 株かぶ)

1. counter for trees

   Synonym: 그루 (geuru)

2. counter for stocks

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 株かぶ for Sino-Korean compounds of 주 (株かぶ, ju).

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 註.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕu(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [주(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ju
McCune–Reischauer?	chu
Yale Romanization?	cwū

Noun

주 • (ju) (hanja 註/注ちゅう)

1. annotation; explanatory notes

   주를 달다/내다 ― ju-reul dalda/naeda ― to annotate

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 註 for Sino-Korean compounds of 주 (註, ju).

Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 洲しま.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕu]
• Phonetic hangul: [주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ju
McCune–Reischauer?	chu
Yale Romanization?	cwu

Noun

주 • (ju) (hanja 洲しま)

1. continent

   아시아 주 ― Asia ju ― the continent of Asia

2. sandbank; sandbar

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 洲しま for Sino-Korean compounds of 주 (洲しま, ju).

Etymology 8

Sino-Korean word from 駐ちゅう.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕu(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [주(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ju
McCune–Reischauer?	chu
Yale Romanization?	cwū

Prefix

주— • (ju-) (hanja 駐ちゅう)

1. resident; stationed (in)...

   ‎주(駐ちゅう) (ju) + ‎한(韓かん) (Han, “Korea”) → ‎주한(駐韓ちゅうかん) (juhan, “resident/stationed in Korea”)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 駐ちゅう for Sino-Korean compounds of 주 (駐ちゅう, ju).

Etymology 9

Sino-Korean word from 酒さけ.

Suffix

—주 • (-ju) (hanja 酒さけ)

1. alcohol; alcoholic beverage

   ‎포도(葡萄ぶどう) (podo, “grape”) + ‎주(酒さけ) (ju) → ‎포도주(葡萄酒ぶどうしゅ) (podoju, “wine”)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 酒さけ for Sino-Korean compounds of 주 (酒さけ, ju).

Etymology 10

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

주 (ju)

More information

1. 主あるじ:

   (MC reading: 主あるじ (MC tsyuX))

2. 注ちゅう:

   (MC reading: 注ちゅう (MC tsyuH))

3. 住じゅう:

   (MC reading: 住じゅう (MC drjuH|trjuH))

4. 朱しゅ:

   (MC reading: 朱しゅ (MC tsyu))

5. 宙ちゅう:

   (MC reading: 宙ちゅう (MC drjuwH))

6. 走はし:

   (MC reading: 走はし (MC tsuwX|tsuwH))

7. 酒さけ:

   (MC reading: 酒さけ (MC tsjuwX))

8. 晝ひる:

   (MC reading: 晝ひる (MC trjuwH))

9. 舟ふね:

   (MC reading: 舟ふね (MC tsyuw))

10. 周しゅう:

    (MC reading: 周しゅう (MC tsyuw))

11. 株かぶ:

    (MC reading: 株かぶ (MC trju))

12. 州しゅう:

    (MC reading: 州しゅう (MC tsyuw))

13. 洲しま:

    (MC reading: 洲しま (MC tsyuw))

14. 柱はしら:

    (MC reading: 柱はしら (MC drjuX|trjuX))

15. 奏そう:

    (MC reading: 奏そう (MC tsuwH))

16. 珠たま:

    (MC reading: 珠たま (MC tsyu))

17. 鑄い:

    (MC reading: 鑄い (MC tsyuH))

18. 冑かぶと:

    (MC reading: 冑かぶと (MC drjuwH))

19. 湊みなと:

    (MC reading: 湊みなと (MC tshuwH))

20. 炷:

    (MC reading: 炷 (MC tsyuX|tsyuH))

21. 註:

    (MC reading: 註 (MC tsyuH|trjuH))

22. 疇:

    (MC reading: 疇 (MC drjuw))

23. 週しゅう:

    (MC reading: 週しゅう)

24. 遒:

    (MC reading: 遒 (MC tsjuw|dzjuw))

25. 駐ちゅう:

    (MC reading: 駐ちゅう (MC trjuH))

26. 妵:

    (MC reading: 妵 (MC thuwX))

27. 澍:

    (MC reading: 澍 (MC dzyuH|tsyuH))

28. 姝:

    (MC reading: 姝 (MC tsyhu))

29. 侏:

    (MC reading: 侏 (MC tsyu))

30. 做:

    (MC reading: 做)

31. 呪のろい:

    (MC reading: 呪のろい (MC tsyuwH))

32. 嗾:

    (MC reading: 嗾 (MC tshuwH))

33. 廚:

    (MC reading: 廚 (MC drju))

34. 籌:

    (MC reading: 籌 (MC drjuw))

35. 紂:

    (MC reading: 紂 (MC drjuwX))

36. 紬つむぎ:

    (MC reading: 紬つむぎ (MC drjuw))

37. 綢:

    (MC reading: 綢 (MC drjuw))

38. 蛛:

    (MC reading: 蛛 (MC trju))

39. 誅:

    (MC reading: 誅 (MC trju))

40. 躊:

    (MC reading: 躊 (MC drjuw))

41. 輳:

    (MC reading: 輳 (MC tshuwH))

42. 酎:

    (MC reading: 酎 (MC drjuwH))

43. 燽:

    (MC reading: 燽 (MC drjuw))

44. 鉒:

    (MC reading: 鉒 (MC trjuH))

45. 拄:

    (MC reading: 拄 (MC trjuX))

46. 皗:

    (MC reading: 皗)

47. 邾:

    (MC reading: 邾 (MC trju))

48. 䎻:

    (MC reading: 䎻)

49. 絑:

    (MC reading: 絑 (MC tsyu))

50. 䝬:

    (MC reading: 䝬)

51. 椆:

    (MC reading: 椆 (MC drjuw|tsyuwH))

52. 㫶:

    (MC reading: 㫶)

53. 珘:

    (MC reading: 珘)

54. 紸:

    (MC reading: 紸)

55. 調しらべ:

    (MC reading: 調しらべ (MC trjuw))

56. 晭:

    (MC reading: 晭 (MC tsyuwX))

57. 丟:

    (MC reading: 丟)

58. 侜:

    (MC reading: 侜 (MC trjuw))

59. 儔:

    (MC reading: 儔 (MC drjuw))

60. 尌:

    (MC reading: 尌 (MC dzyuH))

61. 幬:

    (MC reading: 幬 (MC drjuw))

62. 硃:

    (MC reading: 硃 (MC tsyu))

63. 籒:

    (MC reading: 籒)

64. 鼄:

    (MC reading: 鼄 (MC trju))

65. 胕:

    (MC reading: 胕 (MC -))

66. 腠:

    (MC reading: 腠 (MC tshuwH))

67. 蔟まぶし:

    (MC reading: 蔟まぶし (MC tshuwH))

68. 蛀:

    (MC reading: 蛀 (MC tsyuH))

69. 裯:

    (MC reading: 裯 (MC drju|drjuw))

70. 詋:

    (MC reading: 詋)

71. 賙:

    (MC reading: 賙 (MC tsyuw))

72. 趎:

    (MC reading: 趎 (MC drju))

73. 輈:

    (MC reading: 輈 (MC trjuw))

74. 霌:

    (MC reading: 霌)

75. 霔:

    (MC reading: 霔 (MC tsyuH))

76. 胄:

    (MC reading: 胄 (MC drjuwH))

77. 逎: Alternative form of 遒

    (MC reading: 逎 (MC tsjuw))

78. 凑: Alternative form of 湊みなと

    (MC reading: 凑)

79. 丶:

    (MC reading: 丶 (MC trjuX))

80. 伷:

    (MC reading: 伷 (MC drjuwH))

81. 咒:

    (MC reading: 咒 (MC tsyuwH))

82. 咮:

    (MC reading: 咮 (MC tsyu|trjuH))

83. 唒:

    (MC reading: 唒)

84. 喌:

    (MC reading: 喌 (MC tsyuw))

85. 噣:

    (MC reading: 噣 (MC trjuwH))

86. 壴:

    (MC reading: 壴 (MC trjuH))

87. 婤:

    (MC reading: 婤 (MC trhjuw|tsyuw))

88. 嵀:

    (MC reading: 嵀 (MC drjuX))

89. 幮:

    (MC reading: 幮 (MC drju))

90. 徟:

    (MC reading: 徟)

91. 怞:

    (MC reading: 怞 (MC drjuw))

92. 懤:

    (MC reading: 懤 (MC drjuw|drjuwH))

93. 揍:

    (MC reading: 揍)

94. 斢:

    (MC reading: 斢 (MC thuwX))

95. 族ぞく:

    (MC reading: 族ぞく (MC -))

96. 枓:

    (MC reading: 枓 (MC tuwX))

97. 楱:

    (MC reading: 楱 (MC tshuwH|dzuwH))

98. 樦:

    (MC reading: 樦)

99. 櫥:

    (MC reading: 櫥)

100. 殶:

     (MC reading: 殶)

101. 洀:

     (MC reading: 洀)

102. 淍:

     (MC reading: 淍)

103. 㴤:

     (MC reading: 㴤)

104. 烐:

     (MC reading: 烐)

105. 犨:

     (MC reading: 犨 (MC tsyhuw))

106. 疰:

     (MC reading: 疰 (MC tsyuH))

107. 盩:

     (MC reading: 盩 (MC trjuw))

108. 砫:

     (MC reading: 砫)

109. 祝しゅく:

     (MC reading: 祝しゅく (MC tsyuwH))

110. 祩:

     (MC reading: 祩 (MC tsyuH))

111. 簇むらが:

     (MC reading: 簇むらが (MC -))

112. 粙:

     (MC reading: 粙)

113. 罜:

     (MC reading: 罜 (MC tsyuH))

114. 䎷:

     (MC reading: 䎷 (MC tsyuH))

115. 肘ひじ:

     (MC reading: 肘ひじ (MC trjuwX))

116. 菗:

     (MC reading: 菗 (MC drjuw))

117. 葤:

     (MC reading: 葤 (MC drjuwX))

118. 薵:

     (MC reading: 薵 (MC drjuw))

119. 蟕:

     (MC reading: 蟕)

120. 袾:

     (MC reading: 袾 (MC trju|tsyhu))

121. 譸:

     (MC reading: 譸 (MC trjuw))

122. 足あし:

     (MC reading: 足あし (MC tsjuH))

123. 跓:

     (MC reading: 跓 (MC drjuX))

124. 跦:

     (MC reading: 跦 (MC trju))

125. 躕:

     (MC reading: 躕)

126. 軴:

     (MC reading: 軴 (MC trjuH))

127. 輖:

     (MC reading: 輖 (MC tsyuw))

128. 銂:

     (MC reading: 銂)

129. 銩:

     (MC reading: 銩)

130. 馵:

     (MC reading: 馵 (MC tsyuH))

131. 騆:

     (MC reading: 騆)

132. 鮢:

     (MC reading: 鮢 (MC tsyu))

133. 鴸:

     (MC reading: 鴸 (MC trju|tsyu))

134. 鵃:

     (MC reading: 鵃 (MC tsyew))

135. 麈:

     (MC reading: 麈 (MC tsyuX))

136. 黈:

     (MC reading: 黈 (MC thuwX))