점

Korean

Etymology 1

저적젂젃전젅젆 젇절젉젊젋젌젍 젎젏점접젒젓젔 정젖젗젘젙젚젛
쟤 ←	→ 제

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹m]
• Phonetic hangul: [점]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeom
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏm
Yale Romanization?	cem

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 점 • (jeom)

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

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 點 (“point; dot”)

Noun

점 • (jeom) (hanja 點)

1. a point or spot
2. point or aspect
3. a dot or period

Derived terms

• 지점 (地點, jijeom)
• 분점 (分點, bunjeom)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

점 (jeom)

1. 占: occupying

   (eumhun reading: 차지할 점 (chajihal jeom))
   (MC reading: 占 (MC tsyem|tsyemH))

2. 店: shop

   (eumhun reading: 가게 점 (gage jeom))
   (MC reading: 店 (MC temH))

3. 点/奌: Alternative form of 點 (“dot”)

   (eumhun reading: 점 점 (jeom jeom))
   (MC reading: *点/奌)

4. 漸: gradually

   (eumhun reading: 점점 점 (jeomjeom jeom))
   (MC reading: 漸 (MC tsjem|dzjemX))

5. 粘: sticky

   (eumhun reading: 끈끈할 점 (kkeunkkeunhal jeom))
   (MC reading: 粘 (MC nrjem))

6. 霑: wet

   (eumhun reading: 젖을 점 (jeojeul jeom))
   (MC reading: 霑 (MC trjem))

7. 岾: mountain pass

   (eumhun reading: 재 점 (jae jeom))
   (MC reading: 岾)

8. 鮎: catfish

   (eumhun reading: 메기 점 (megi jeom))
   (MC reading: 鮎 (MC nem))