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Korean Etymology 1 Sino-Korean 週
Pronunciation 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 Etymology 2 천주 ("God "), from Sino-Tibetan 天主 .
Pronunciation Romanizations Revised Romanization? ju Revised Romanization (translit.)? ju McCune–Reischauer? chu Yale Romanization? cwu
Proper noun 주 • (Ju ) (hanja 主
( Christianity ) Lord
Synonym: ( honorific ) 주님 ( junim ) Etymology 3 Sino-Korean 主
Pronunciation 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 주 가 되다 ( ju -ga doeda“ to be main/principal ” ) and 주 를 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 ” ) See also Derived terms Etymology 4 Sino-Korean 州
Pronunciation 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 Etymology 5 Sino-Korean 株
Pronunciation 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 Etymology 6 Sino-Korean 註
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? ju Revised Romanization (translit.)? ju McCune–Reischauer? chu Yale Romanization? cwū
Noun 주 • (ju ) (hanja 註 /注
annotation ; explanatory notes
주 를 달다 /내다 ju -reul dalda/naedato annotate Derived terms Etymology 7 Sino-Korean 洲
Pronunciation 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 Etymology 8 Sino-Korean 駐
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? 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 Etymology 9 Sino-Korean 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 Etymology 10 Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable 주 (ju)