짱

Korean

짜짝짞짟짠짡짢 짣짤짥짦짧짨짩 짪짫짬짭짮짯짰 짱짲짳짴짵짶짷
지 ←	→ 째

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕ͈a̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [짱]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jjang
McCune–Reischauer?	tchang
Yale Romanization?	ccang

Etymology 1

Possibly from Mandarin 長／长 (cháng, “upright; good; fine”).

Noun

짱 • (jjang)

1. (Internet slang) awesome, best
2. boss in fighting

Derived terms

• 얼짱 (eoljjang, “very handsome guy or girl”)
• 몸짱 (momjjang, “best of body”)
• 킹왕짱 (king'wangjjang, “best of best”)

Etymology 2

Contraction of 짜증 (jjajeung, “vexation”)..

Noun

짱 • (jjang)

1. vexation

Etymology 3

Borrowing from Japanese ちゃん (chan, diminutive suffix).

Suffix

—짱 • (-jjang)

1. (Japan, familiar or childish) title affixed to people's names
2. (anime and manga fandom) -chan

Further reading

• Shinji Sanada, Naoki Ikugo, Im Yong-chul, Language of Koreans in Japan (2005; Izumi Shoin, Osaka)