재

재 U+C7AC, 재 HANGUL SYLLABLE JAE Composition: ㅈ + ㅐ ← 잫 [U+C7AB] Hangul Syllables 잭 → [U+C7AD]

재잭잮잯잰잱잲 잳잴잵잶잷잸잹 잺잻잼잽잾잿쟀 쟁쟂쟃쟄쟅쟆쟇
자 ←	→ 쟈

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月つき印しるし釋しゃく譜ふ / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄌᆡ (Yale: coy).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛ] ~ [t͡ɕe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [재/제]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jae
McCune–Reischauer?	chae
Yale Romanization?	cay

Noun

재 • (jae)

1. ash

Etymology 2

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍りゅう飛ひ御ご天てん歌か / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 재 (Yale: cay). Considered to be from the same root with 잣 (jat, “castle, fortresss”), because both of them use the same hanja 城しろ for the hun readings in the pre-modern times.

Noun

재 • (jae)

1. mountain pass. compare 고개.

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Prefix

재— • (jae-) (hanja 再さい)

1. again

Syllable

재 (jae)

1. 再さい
2. 咦
3. 夈
4. 才ざい
5. 齜
6. 災わざわい
7. 載の