즉

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɯk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [즉]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeug
McCune–Reischauer?	chŭk
Yale Romanization?	cuk

Etymology 1

즈즉즊즋즌즍즎 즏즐즑즒즓즔즕 즖즗즘즙즚즛즜 증즞즟즠즡즢즣
쥬 ←	→ 즤

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 즉 • (jeuk)

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

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 卽 (“presently”)

Adverb

즉 • (jeuk)

1. namely; i.e.

Derived terms

• 즉석 (卽席, jeukseok)
• 즉시 (卽時, jeuksi, “immediately”)

 

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

즉 (jeuk)

1. 卽: presently

   (eumhun reading: 곧 즉 (got jeuk))
   (MC reading: 卽 (MC tsik))

2. 喞: scratching; chirping

   (eumhun reading: 찍찍거릴 즉 (jjikjjikgeoril jeuk))
   (MC reading: 喞)

3. 即: Alternative form of 卽

   (eumhun reading: 곧 즉 (got jeuk))
   (MC reading: 即 (MC tsik))

4. 鯽: crucian carp

   (eumhun reading: 붕어 즉 (bung'eo jeuk))
   (MC reading: 鯽 (MC tsjek|tsik))

5. 則: (grammar) particle

   (eumhun reading: 곧 즉 (got jeuk))
   (MC reading: 則 (MC tsok))

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo). [1]