-장

Sino-Korean word from 帳 (“ledger; notebook”).

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장 • (-jang) (hanja 帳)

1. account book, ledger

   Synonym: 장부(帳簿) (jangbu)

   ‎매입(買入) (maeip, “purchase”) + ‎장 (-jang) → ‎매입장(買入帳) (maeipjang, “purchase ledger”)

2. notebook, jotter

   Synonym: 공책(空冊) (gongchaek)

   ‎연습(練習) (yeonseup, “practice”) + ‎장 (-jang) → ‎연습장(練習帳) (yeonseupjang, “exercise book”)

   ‎일기(日記) (ilgi, “daily record”) + ‎장 (-jang) → ‎일기장(日記帳) (ilgijang, “diary”)

Sino-Korean word from 莊 (“villa, manor”).

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장 • (-jang) (hanja 莊)

1. (used in names) villa, luxury inn; mansion

   Synonym: 저책(邸宅) (jeochaek)

   이화장 ― Ihwa-jang ― Ihwajang House

From 장(長) (jang, “leader, chief”).

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장 • (-jang) (hanja 長)

1. head, chief, leader

   Synonyms: 책임자(責任者) (chaegimja), 우두머리 (udumeori)

   ‎이사(理事) (isa, “executive director”) + ‎장 (-jang) → ‎이사장(理事長) (isajang, “director general”)

   ‎지점(支店) (jijeom, “branch store”) + ‎장 (-jang) → ‎지점장(支店長) (jijeomjang, “branch manager”)

From 장(場) (jang, “place, site”).

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장 • (-jang) (hanja 場)

1. place, site, area

   Synonym: 장소(場所) (jangso)

   ‎운동(運動) (undong, “sports, exercise”) + ‎장 (-jang) → ‎운동장(運動場) (undongjang, “sports field”)

   ‎공사(工事) (gongsa, “construction”) + ‎장 (-jang) → ‎공사장(工事場) (gongsajang, “construction site”)

Sino-Korean word from 丈 (“senior respectable man”).

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장 • (-jang) (hanja 丈)

1. (honorific) senior person

   Synonym: 어른 (eoreun)

   ‎노인(老人) (noin, “old person”) + ‎장 (-jang) → ‎노인장(老人丈) (noinjang, “elderly senior”)

• 장- (丈, jang-, “-in-law”)

Sino-Korean word from 葬 (“burial”).

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장 • (-jang) (hanja 葬)

1. certain type of funeral or burial

   Synonym: 장례(葬禮) (jangnye)

   ‎사회(社會) (sahoe, “society, community”) + ‎장 (-jang) → ‎사회장(社會葬) (sahoejang, “community funeral”)

Sino-Korean word from 狀 (“document; letter, post”).

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장 • (-jang) (hanja 狀)

1. certificate; letter, correspondence

   Synonyms: 증서(證書) (jeungseo, “certificate”), 편지(便紙) (pyeonji, “letter”)

   ‎졸업(卒業) (joreop, “graduation”) + ‎장 (-jang) → ‎졸업장(卒業狀) (joreopjang, “graduation certificate”)

   ‎도전(挑戰) (dojeon, “challenge”) + ‎장 (-jang) → ‎도전장(挑戰狀) (dojeonjang, “(written) challenge invitation”)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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장 • (-jang)

1. -most, -est

   ‎앞 (ap, “front”) + ‎장 (-jang) → ‎앞장 (apjang, “lead of a crowd”)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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장 • (-jang)

1. (sentence ending) Jeolla dialect form of 지 (-ji), used in questions

   너 뭐 하장?

   Neo mwo ha-jang?

   Whatcha doin'?