자

Character	ㅈ U+3148, ㅈ
Name	HANGUL LETTER CIEUC
Block	Hangul Compatibility Jamo
← ㅇ [U+3147] [U+3149] ㅉ →

Korean

Etymology 1

자작잒잓잔잕잖 잗잘잙잚잛잜잝 잞잟잠잡잢잣잤 장잦잧잨잩잪잫
이 ←	→ 재

Syllable

자 • ‎(ja)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅈ and ㅏ.

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕa̠/
• Phonetic hangeul: 자

Romanizations

Revised transcription	ja
Revised transliteration	ja
McCune–Reischauer	cha
Yale	ca

Noun

자 • ‎(ja)

1. (hanja: 字) letter, character
2. (hanja: 者): a person; a person who...
3. (hanja: 子):
   1. fruit; seed of;
   2. rat (Chinese zodiac sign)

Syllable

자 (ja)

1. 仔, 做, 兹, 刺, 呰, 咨, 啙, 嗞, 姉, 姿, 嬨, 子, 孖, 字, 孜, 孳, 孶, 恣, 慈, 柘, 榨, 橴, 泚, 滋, 炙, 煑, 煮, 牸, 玆, 瓷, 疵, 眥, 眦, 磁, 積, 粢, 紫, 者, 耔, 胾, 自, 茈, 茨, 茲, 莿, 蔗, 藉, 觜, 訾, 諮, 貲, 資, 赭, 趑, 鎡, 雌, 頿, 髭, 鮓, 鶿, 鷓, 齊

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

자 • ‎(ja)

1. ruler, rule, straightedge