죄

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죄 U+C8C4, 죄
HANGUL SYLLABLE JOE
Composition:ㅈ + ㅚ
← 죃
 		Hangul Syllables 죅 →
죄죅죆죇죈죉죊
죋죌죍죎죏죐죑
죒죓죔죕죖죗죘
죙죚죛죜죝죞죟
좨 ←→ 죠

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 罪 (“fault”), from the Middle Korean reading 죄〯 (Yale: cwǒy).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?joe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?joe
McCune–Reischauer?choe
Yale Romanization?cōy
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 죄의 / 죄에 / 죄까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes low pitch, and heightens the pitch of two subsequent suffixed syllables.

Noun

죄 • (joe) (hanja 罪)

  1. fault; wrongdoing
  2. (law) criminal offense
  3. (religion) sin
Derived terms

Etymology 2

First attested in the Iryun haengsildo (二倫行實圖 / 이륜행실도), 1518 (Oksan Seowon ed.), as Middle Korean 죄 (Yale: cwoy).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?joe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?joe
McCune–Reischauer?choe
Yale Romanization?cōy

Adverb

죄 • (joe)

  1. all, entirely, completely
Derived terms
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