Korean–English dictionary

전하

form of address · jeonha

전화를 걸다

(transitive) to (attempt to) contact (someone) using a telephone; (intransitive) to (attempt to) contact someone using a telephone · jeonhwareul geolda

전화하다

(transitive) to (attempt to) contact (someone) using a telephone; (intransitive) to (attempt to) contact someone using a telephone · jeonhwahada

절

place of worship — see also place of worship · jeol

점원

one working with records etc. · jeomwon

점판암

fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock · jeompanam

점화(點火)하다

to set fire to, to light · jeomhwahada

접수처

front desk · jeopsucheo

접수하다

to receive or accept · jeopsuhada

정거장

place where a vehicle may stop · jeonggeojang

정교

of the Orthodox Churches · jeonggyo

정류장

place where a vehicle may stop · jeongnyujang

정리

proved mathematical statement · jeongni

정리하다

to set in (a good) order · jeongnihada

정보

information about the enemy · jeongbo

정상의

usual, ordinary · jeongsang-ui

정수리

topmost part of the head · jeongsuri

정원

piece of land outside with flowers and plants · jeong'won

정의역

(mathematics) the set on which a function is defined · jeong'uiyeok

정제

small object for swallowing · jeongje

정확한

exact or careful conformity to truth · jeonghwak-han

젖

liquid · jeot

젖먹이

very young human being — see also child · jeonmeogi

제거

disposing of · jegeo

제네바

city · Jeneba

제노바

Italian city · Jenoba

제도

group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole · jedo

제동기

device used to slow or stop a vehicle · jedonggi

제목

name of a book, etc · jemok

제발

interjection to make a polite request · jebal

제안

that which is proposed · jean

제인

feminine form of John · Jein

제작하다

to create · jejakhada

제주말

lect · Jeju-mal

제주어

lect · Jeju-eo

제트 엔진

engine · jeteu enjin

젠틀맨

man of breeding · jenteulmaen

조

a million million; 1,000,000,000,000 — see also trillion · jo

조각

fragment of material · jogak

조개

mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel · jogae

조사

word that does not obviously belong to any particular part of speech · josa

조선

ancient country or both Koreas as a whole · Joseon

조선의

relating to the Korean Peninsula · joseon-ui

조심스럽게

in a careful manner · josimseureopge

조의

sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences · joui

조임틀

woodworking tool · joimteul

조작자

one who operates · jojakja

조종석

area from which the pilot controls an aircraft · jojongseok

조종하다

move with the hands · jojonghada

존

male given name

존슨

transliterations of the surname · Jonseun

존재

the world in general, existence · jonjae

졸

chess piece · jol

졸업

the action or process of graduating · joreop

좁히다

to make smaller · jopida

종

group of plants or animals having similar appearance · jong

종류

group of plants or animals having similar appearance · jongnyu

종속시키다

to make subservient · jongsoksikida

종파

religious movement · jongpa

종형제

child of a person’s parent’s brother or sister · jonghyeongje

좋아하다

to enjoy · joahada

죄의식

feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning · joe'uisik

죄인

person who has sinned · joein

주

period of seven days · ju

주교

church official, supervisor of priests and congregations · jugyo

주기

length of time during which something repeats · jugi

주년

day an exact number of years since an event · junyeon

주름

mushroom organ · jureum

주막

bar · jumak

주방

room · jubang

주의하여

in a careful manner · juuihayeo

주일

period of seven days · ju'il

주자

somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace · juja

주중

day of the week, excluding weekends · jujung

주피터

god · Jupiteo

주황색

colour · juhwangsaek

죽다

to stop living · jukda

죽었다

no longer alive · jugeotda

죽은

no longer alive · jugeun

죽음

cessation of life · jugeum

준비된

prepared for immediate action or use · junbidoen

준주

administrative unit · junju

줄리언

male given name · jullieon

줄이다

to make smaller · jurida

중국

region corresponding to the People's Republic of China and Taiwan · Jungguk

중국문명

civilization of the Chinese people · junggungmunmyeong

중성의

not having sexual characteristics · jungseong-ui

중심

point equidistant from all points on the perimeter of a circle · jungsim

중앙

point equidistant from all points on the perimeter of a circle · jung'ang

중위

lowest commissioned officer rank · jung'wi

중화

of, from, or relating to China, its people, its culture, or its language · Junghwa

쥐다

to get into one's hands or control · jwida

증기 롤러

steam-powered road roller · jeunggi rolleo

지구

administrative division · jigu

지나가다

to go by, over, or through · jinagada

지느러미

appendage of a fish · jineureomi

지라

organ · jira

지레

rigid piece · jire

지력

capacity of mind · jiryeok

지방

specialized animal tissue · jibang

지브랄타르

British overseas territory · Jibeuraltareu

지브롤터

British overseas territory · Jibeurolteo

지성

capacity of mind · jiseong

지시봉

anything that points or is used for pointing · jisibong

지옥

hell · jiok

지우개

thing used to erase something written or drawn · jiugae

지원자

one who applies · jiwonja

지위

the position in which one functions · jiwi

지저깨비

fragment of material · jijeokkaebi

지점

place · jijeom

지혜

capacity of mind · jihye

직사각형

quadrilateral · jiksagakhyeong

직업

occupation · jigeop

진

true, genuine, not merely nominal · jin

진단

identification of the nature and cause of an illness · jindan

진동기

device that causes vibration · jindonggi

진동수

number of occurrences divided by time · jindongsu

진리

logic states · jilli

진실(眞實)의

true, genuine, not merely nominal · jinsir-ui

진실의

concurring with a given set of facts · jinsirui

진자

body suspended from a fixed support · jinja

질

anatomical sense · jil

질권

delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt · jilgwon

질량

physics: quantity of matter which a body contains · jillyang

질투

jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity) · jiltu

짐승

non-human animal · jimseung

짐치

Korean dish · jimchi

집

human abode · jip

집시

a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group · jipsi

집중

act or process of concentrating · jipjung

집중력

act or process of concentrating · jipjungnyeok

집행관

equivalent officers of the court in foreign contexts · jiphaenggwan

짠지

Korean dish · jjanji

쪽빛

colour · jjokbit

차

dried leaves of tea plant · cha

차다

strike with or raise the foot or leg · chada

차륜

a circular device facilitating movement or transportation · charyun

차림표

list of dishes offered in a restaurant · charimpyo

차임

payment made for the use of equipment or a service · chaim

차트

non-narrative presentation of data · chateu

찬장

enclosed storage · chanjang

참

true, genuine, not merely nominal · cham

참가자

one who participates · chamgaja

참거짓

logic states · chamgeojit

참깨

plant · chamkkae

참다

to endure · chamda

참되다

concurring with a given set of facts · chamdoeda

찻잎

dried leaves of tea plant · channip

창

alimentary canal · chang

창자

alimentary canal · changja