주

See also: ㈜

주	U+C8FC, 주 HANGUL SYLLABLE JU

Composition:

ㅈ + ㅜ

← 죻
[U+C8FB]

Hangul Syllables

죽 →
[U+C8FD]

죠 ←	→ 줘
주죽죾죿준줁줂 줃줄줅줆줇줈줉 줊줋줌줍줎줏줐 중줒줓줔줕줖줗

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 週.

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)

week (unit of time)
Synonym: 주일(週日) (ju'il)

Counter

주 • (ju) (hanja 週)

counter for weeks
Synonym: 주일(週日) (ju'il)

Derived terms

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

Etymology 2

Clipping of 천주 ("God"), from Sino-Tibetan 天主.

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)

(Christianity) the Lord
Synonym: (honorific) 주님 (junim)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 主.

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)

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)

main; principal

Suffix

—주 • (-ju) (hanja 主)

owner; proprietor
‎건물(建物) (geonmul, “building”) + ‎주(主) (ju) → ‎건물주(建物主) (geonmulju, “landlord; building owner”)

Derived terms

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

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 州.

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)

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

Derived terms

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

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 株.

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)

stock (in a company)
Synonym: 주식(株式) (jusik)
Short for 주식회사(株式會社) (jusikhoesa, “stock company”): inc.

Counter

주 • (ju) (hanja 株)

counter for trees
Synonym: 그루 (geuru)
counter for stocks

Derived terms

See the hanja entry at 株 for Sino-Korean compounds of 주 (株, 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)

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.

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)

continent
아시아 주 ― Asia ju ― the continent of Asia
sandbank; sandbar

Derived terms

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

Etymology 8

Sino-Korean word from 駐.

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)

resident; stationed (in)...
‎주(駐) (ju) + ‎한(韓) (Han, “Korea”) → ‎주한(駐韓) (juhan, “resident/stationed in Korea”)

Derived terms

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

Etymology 9

Sino-Korean word from 酒.

Suffix

—주 • (-ju) (hanja 酒)

alcohol; alcoholic beverage
‎포도(葡萄) (podo, “grape”) + ‎주(酒) (ju) → ‎포도주(葡萄酒) (podoju, “wine”)

Derived terms

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

Etymology 10

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

주 (ju)

Extended content

主:
(MC reading: 主 (MC tsyuX))
注:
(MC reading: 注 (MC tsyuH))
住:
(MC reading: 住 (MC drjuH|trjuH))
朱:
(MC reading: 朱 (MC tsyu))
宙:
(MC reading: 宙 (MC drjuwH))
走:
(MC reading: 走 (MC tsuwX|tsuwH))
酒:
(MC reading: 酒 (MC tsjuwX))
晝:
(MC reading: 晝 (MC trjuwH))
舟:
(MC reading: 舟 (MC tsyuw))
周:
(MC reading: 周 (MC tsyuw))
株:
(MC reading: 株 (MC trju))
州:
(MC reading: 州 (MC tsyuw))
洲:
(MC reading: 洲 (MC tsyuw))
柱:
(MC reading: 柱 (MC drjuX|trjuX))
奏:
(MC reading: 奏 (MC tsuwH))
珠:
(MC reading: 珠 (MC tsyu))
鑄:
(MC reading: 鑄 (MC tsyuH))
冑:
(MC reading: 冑 (MC drjuwH))
湊:
(MC reading: 湊 (MC tshuwH))
炷:
(MC reading: 炷 (MC tsyuX|tsyuH))
註:
(MC reading: 註 (MC tsyuH|trjuH))
疇:
(MC reading: 疇 (MC drjuw))
週:
(MC reading: 週)
遒:
(MC reading: 遒 (MC tsjuw|dzjuw))
駐:
(MC reading: 駐 (MC trjuH))
妵:
(MC reading: 妵 (MC thuwX))
澍:
(MC reading: 澍 (MC dzyuH|tsyuH))
姝:
(MC reading: 姝 (MC tsyhu))
侏:
(MC reading: 侏 (MC tsyu))
做:
(MC reading: 做)
呪:
(MC reading: 呪 (MC tsyuwH))
嗾:
(MC reading: 嗾 (MC tshuwH))
廚:
(MC reading: 廚 (MC drju))
籌:
(MC reading: 籌 (MC drjuw))
紂:
(MC reading: 紂 (MC drjuwX))
紬:
(MC reading: 紬 (MC drjuw))
綢:
(MC reading: 綢 (MC drjuw))
蛛:
(MC reading: 蛛 (MC trju))
誅:
(MC reading: 誅 (MC trju))
躊:
(MC reading: 躊 (MC drjuw))
輳:
(MC reading: 輳 (MC tshuwH))
酎:
(MC reading: 酎 (MC drjuwH))
燽:
(MC reading: 燽 (MC drjuw))
鉒:
(MC reading: 鉒 (MC trjuH))
拄:
(MC reading: 拄 (MC trjuX))
皗:
(MC reading: 皗)
邾:
(MC reading: 邾 (MC trju))
䎻:
(MC reading: 䎻)
絑:
(MC reading: 絑 (MC tsyu))
䝬:
(MC reading: 䝬)
椆:
(MC reading: 椆 (MC drjuw|tsyuwH))
㫶:
(MC reading: 㫶)
珘:
(MC reading: 珘)
紸:
(MC reading: 紸)
調:
(MC reading: 調 (MC trjuw))
晭:
(MC reading: 晭 (MC tsyuwX))
丟:
(MC reading: 丟)
侜:
(MC reading: 侜 (MC trjuw))
儔:
(MC reading: 儔 (MC drjuw))
尌:
(MC reading: 尌 (MC dzyuH))
幬:
(MC reading: 幬 (MC drjuw))
硃:
(MC reading: 硃 (MC tsyu))
籒:
(MC reading: 籒)
鼄:
(MC reading: 鼄 (MC trju))
胕:
(MC reading: 胕 (MC -))
腠:
(MC reading: 腠 (MC tshuwH))
蔟:
(MC reading: 蔟 (MC tshuwH))
蛀:
(MC reading: 蛀 (MC tsyuH))
裯:
(MC reading: 裯 (MC drju|drjuw))
詋:
(MC reading: 詋)
賙:
(MC reading: 賙 (MC tsyuw))
趎:
(MC reading: 趎 (MC drju))
輈:
(MC reading: 輈 (MC trjuw))
霌:
(MC reading: 霌)
霔:
(MC reading: 霔 (MC tsyuH))
胄:
(MC reading: 胄 (MC drjuwH))
逎: Alternative form of 遒
(MC reading: 逎 (MC tsjuw))
凑: Alternative form of 湊
(MC reading: 凑)
丶:
(MC reading: 丶 (MC trjuX))
伷:
(MC reading: 伷 (MC drjuwH))
咒:
(MC reading: 咒 (MC tsyuwH))
咮:
(MC reading: 咮 (MC tsyu|trjuH))
唒:
(MC reading: 唒)
喌:
(MC reading: 喌 (MC tsyuw))
噣:
(MC reading: 噣 (MC trjuwH))
壴:
(MC reading: 壴 (MC trjuH))
婤:
(MC reading: 婤 (MC trhjuw|tsyuw))
嵀:
(MC reading: 嵀 (MC drjuX))
幮:
(MC reading: 幮 (MC drju))
徟:
(MC reading: 徟)
怞:
(MC reading: 怞 (MC drjuw))
懤:
(MC reading: 懤 (MC drjuw|drjuwH))
揍:
(MC reading: 揍)
斢:
(MC reading: 斢 (MC thuwX))
族:
(MC reading: 族 (MC -))
枓:
(MC reading: 枓 (MC tuwX))
楱:
(MC reading: 楱 (MC tshuwH|dzuwH))
樦:
(MC reading: 樦)
櫥:
(MC reading: 櫥)
殶:
(MC reading: 殶)
洀:
(MC reading: 洀)
淍:
(MC reading: 淍)
㴤:
(MC reading: 㴤)
烐:
(MC reading: 烐)
犨:
(MC reading: 犨 (MC tsyhuw))
疰:
(MC reading: 疰 (MC tsyuH))
盩:
(MC reading: 盩 (MC trjuw))
砫:
(MC reading: 砫)
祝:
(MC reading: 祝 (MC tsyuwH))
祩:
(MC reading: 祩 (MC tsyuH))
簇:
(MC reading: 簇 (MC -))
粙:
(MC reading: 粙)
罜:
(MC reading: 罜 (MC tsyuH))
䎷:
(MC reading: 䎷 (MC tsyuH))
肘:
(MC reading: 肘 (MC trjuwX))
菗:
(MC reading: 菗 (MC drjuw))
葤:
(MC reading: 葤 (MC drjuwX))
薵:
(MC reading: 薵 (MC drjuw))
蟕:
(MC reading: 蟕)
袾:
(MC reading: 袾 (MC trju|tsyhu))
譸:
(MC reading: 譸 (MC trjuw))
足:
(MC reading: 足 (MC tsjuH))
跓:
(MC reading: 跓 (MC drjuX))
跦:
(MC reading: 跦 (MC trju))
躕:
(MC reading: 躕)
軴:
(MC reading: 軴 (MC trjuH))
輖:
(MC reading: 輖 (MC tsyuw))
銂:
(MC reading: 銂)
銩:
(MC reading: 銩)
馵:
(MC reading: 馵 (MC tsyuH))
騆:
(MC reading: 騆)
鮢:
(MC reading: 鮢 (MC tsyu))
鴸:
(MC reading: 鴸 (MC trju|tsyu))
鵃:
(MC reading: 鵃 (MC tsyew))
麈:
(MC reading: 麈 (MC tsyuX))
黈:
(MC reading: 黈 (MC thuwX))

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