아주

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Sinjeung yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576, as Middle Korean 아조 (Yale: aco).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠d͡ʑu]

  • Audio:

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• Phonetic hangul: [아주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	aju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	aju
McCune–Reischauer?	aju
Yale Romanization?	acwu

Adverb

아주 • (aju)

1. very

   덕택에 저는 아주 잘 지내고 있습니다. 감사해요.

   Deoktaege jeoneun aju jal jinaego itseumnida. Gamsahaeyo.

   It's going very well, thank you.

   집이 아주 많이 부서졌다.

   Jibi aju mani buseojeotda.

   The house is quite damaged.

   • 2005, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, 5th Republic, episode 24, spoken by Chun Doo-hwan (Lee Deok-hwa):

     좋아, 아주 좋아!

     joa, aju joa!

     Great, very great!

See also

• 굉장히 (goengjanghi)
• 매우 (mae'u)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 亞洲.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠d͡ʑu]

  • Audio:

    (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [아주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	aju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	aju
McCune–Reischauer?	aju
Yale Romanization?	acwu

Proper noun

아주 • (Aju) (hanja 亞洲)

1. Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)

Etymology 3

Short for 아프리카주(洲) (Apeurikaju). The first hanja is also used in Chinese 阿非利加 and Japanese 阿(ア)弗利加(フリカ) (afurika).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠d͡ʑu]

  • Audio:

    (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [아주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	aju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	aju
McCune–Reischauer?	aju
Yale Romanization?	acwu

Proper noun

아주 • (Aju) (hanja 阿洲)

1. Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)