저주

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 詛呪/咀呪 (詛呪 / 咀呪).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)d͡ʑu]
• Phonetic hangul: [저(ː)주]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeoju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeoju
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏju
Yale Romanization?	cēcwu

Noun

저주 • (jeoju) (hanja 詛呪/咀呪)

1. curse

Derived terms

• 저주하다 (詛呪/咀呪—, jeojuhada)