잣

잣 U+C7A3, 잣 HANGUL SYLLABLE JAS Composition: ㅈ + ㅏ + ㅅ Dubeolsik input: w-k-t ← 잢 [U+C7A2] Hangul Syllables 잤 → [U+C7A4]

Korean

Etymology

/cas/ → /cat/

Thought to be cognate with Old Japanese さし (sasi), and possibly also with Ainu チャシ (chasi, “fence; enclosure; castle; fortress”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[t͡ɕa̠t̚]
• Phonetic Hangul[잗]

Revised Romanization? jat Revised Romanization (translit.)? jas McCune–Reischauer? chat Yale Romanization? cas

Noun

잣 • (jat)

1. castle, fortress