주지

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 周知, from 周 (“broad; general”) + 知 (“to know”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?juji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?juji
McCune–Reischauer?chuji
Yale Romanization?cwuci

Noun

주지 • (juji) (hanja 周知)

  1. being generally known; especially in the collocation 주지의 사실 (juji-ui sasil, “well-known fact; common knowledge”).
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 住持 (“abbot”).

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?juji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?juji
McCune–Reischauer?chuji
Yale Romanization?cwūci

Noun

주지 • (juji) (hanja 住持)

  1. (Buddhism) abbot; head monk
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