주제

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 主題, from 主 (“chief”) + 題 (“title”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕud͡ʑe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [주제]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	juje
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	juje
McCune–Reischauer?	chuje
Yale Romanization?	cwucey

Noun

주제 • (juje) (hanja 主題)

1. topic; main idea

   수백년 동안 그 주제는 논의의 중심에 있다.

   subaengnyeon dong'an geu jujeneun nonuiui jungsime itda.

   The topic has been at the center of conversation for hundreds of years.

2. the core idea of a work or intellectual movement

Synonyms

• (North Korea) 쩨마 (jjema)