저

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [저]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeo
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏ
Yale Romanization?	ce

Etymology 1

저적젂젃전젅젆 젇절젉젊젋젌젍 젎젏점접젒젓젔 정젖젗젘젙젚젛
쟤 ←	→ 제

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 저 • (jeo)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅈ and ㅓ.

Etymology 2

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 뎌 (Yale: tye).

1446, (deprecated template usage) 《훈민정음언해본》 1

與는 이와 뎌와 ᄒᆞᄂᆞᆫ 겨체 ᄡᅳᄂᆞᆫ 字ㅣ라.

與nun iwa tyewa honon kyechey psunon 字ila.

Pronoun

1. (determiner) that.

Derived terms

• (determiner) 저런 (jeoreon, “like that”)
• (adjective) 저렇다 (jeoreota, “to be like that”)

See also

• 그 (geu): that
• 이 (i): this

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin.

Pronoun

1. (determiner) me (polite)

Derived terms

• 저의 (jeoui): my

Related terms

제 (je): I or my(depending on context, polite)

Etymology 4

First attested in the Beonyeok sohak (飜譯小學 / 번역소학), 1517, as Middle Korean 져 (Yale: cye). From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Literary Chinese 箸.

Noun

저 • (jeo)

1. (archaic) chopstick(s)

Derived terms

• 위생저 (wisaengjeo): disposable wooden chopsticks

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

저 • (jeo)

1. 著
2. 貯
3. 低
4. 底
5. 抵
6. 沮
7. 邸
8. 猪
9. 姐
10. 箸