주지

Korean

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕud͡ʑi]
• Phonetic hangul: [주지]

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

• 주지(周知)되다 (jujidoeda)
• 주지(周知)하다 (jujihada)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 住持 (“abbot”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)d͡ʑi]
• Phonetic hangul: [주(ː)지]
  • 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