죄

Korean

Etymology 1

죄죅죆죇죈죉죊 죋죌죍죎죏죐죑 죒죓죔죕죖죗죘 죙죚죛죜죝죞죟
좨 ←	→ 죠

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 죄 • (joe)

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

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 罪 (“fault”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwe̞(ː)] ~ [t͡ɕø̞(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [줴(ː)/죄(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	joe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	joe
McCune–Reischauer?	choe
Yale Romanization?	cōy

Noun

죄 • (joe) (hanja 罪)

1. fault; wrongdoing
2. (law) criminal offense
3. (religion) sin