잘

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 잘. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 잘, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 잘 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 잘 you have here. The definition of the word 잘 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of잘, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
잘 U+C798, 잘
HANGUL SYLLABLE JAL
Composition:ㅈ + ㅏ + ㄹ
← 잗
 		Hangul Syllables 잙 →
자작잒잓잔잕잖
잗잘잙잚잛잜잝
잞잟잠잡잢잣잤
장잦잧잨잩잪잫
이 ←→ 재

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jal
McCune–Reischauer?chal
Yale Romanization?cal

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Adverb

잘 • (jal)

  1. well
    그림을 아주 잘 그린다.
    geurimeul aju jal geurinda.
    He draws pictures very well.
    Audio (South Korea)(file)
    잘 생각해 봐!
    jal saenggakhae bwa!
    Think carefully!
    Audio (South Korea)(file)
    그것 참 잘 되었네!
    geugeot cham jal doeeonne!
    That's wonderful.
    Audio (South Korea)(file)
  2. often
  3. at a good time, with fortunate timing
    물어 볼 말이 있었는데 마침 잘 오셨어요.
    mureo bol mar-i isseonneunde machim jal osyeosseoyo.
    You have come at a good time, I have something to ask you.
    Audio (South Korea)(file)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

잘 • (jal)

  1. future determiner of 자다 (jada, “to sleep”)
  2. future determiner of 잘다 (jalda, “to be small”)

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of 자루 (jaru)

Noun

잘 • (jal)

  1. (dialect) bag, sack
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia