쥐

쥐 U+C950, 쥐
HANGUL SYLLABLE JWI
Composition:ㅈ + ㅟ
← 쥏
[U+C94F] 		Hangul Syllables 쥑 →
[U+C951]
쥐쥑쥒쥓쥔쥕쥖
쥗쥘쥙쥚쥛쥜쥝
쥞쥟쥠쥡쥢쥣쥤
쥥쥦쥧쥨쥩쥪쥫
줴 ←→ 쥬

Korean

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jwi
McCune–Reischauer?chwi
Yale Romanization?cwi

Etymology 1

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 쥐〮 (Yale: cwúy). From Old Korean 鼠矣 (*CWuy).

Noun

쥐 • (jwi)

  1. rat, mouse, (in general) rodent
    조용한 고양이가 쥐를 잡는다. ― Joyonghan goyang'i-ga jwi-reul jamneunda. ― The quiet cat catches the mouse.
Derived terms
  • 겨울잠쥐 (gyeouljamjwi, “Japanese dormouse”)
  • 다람쥐 (daramjwi, “chipmunk”)
  • 동면쥐류 (dongmyeonjwiryu, “dormouse”)
  • 두더쥐 (dudeojwi, “mole, vole”)
  • 들쥐 (deuljwi, “field mouse”)
  • 생쥐 (saengjwi, “mouse”)
  • 습지쌀쥐 (seupjissaljwi, “marsh rice rat”)
  • 시궁쥐 (sigungjwi, “brown rat, gutter rat”)
  • 쥐구멍 (jwigumeong, “mousehole”)
  • 쥐덫 (jwideot, “mousetrap”)
  • 쥐새끼 (jwisaekki, “sly dog”)
  • 쥐색 (jwisaek, “grey, mousy”)
  • 쥐약 (jwiyak, “rat poison”)
  • 쥐젖 (jwijeot, “skin tag, small wart”)
  • 집쥐 (jipjwi, “common house mouse”)

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

쥐 • (jwi)

  1. cramp
    쥐가 나다 ― jwi-ga nada ― to get a cramp
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