주인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 主人, from 主 (“chief”) + 人 (“person”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuin]
• Phonetic hangul: [주인]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ju'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ju'in
McCune–Reischauer?	chuin
Yale Romanization?	cwuin

Noun

주인 • (ju'in) (hanja 主人)

1. master or owner

   우리는 그 수상한 짐의 주인을 찾을 수 없다.

   urineun geu susanghan jimui ju'ineul chajeul su eopda.

   We can't find the owner of that suspicious luggage.

2. proprietor