절

절 U+C808, 절
HANGUL SYLLABLE JEOL
Composition:ㅈ + ㅓ + ㄹ
Dubeolsik input:w-j-f
← 젇
[U+C807] 		Hangul Syllables 젉 →
[U+C809]

Korean

Etymology 1
저적젂젃전젅젆
젇절젉젊젋젌젍
젎젏점접젒젓젔
정젖젗젘젙젚젛
쟤 ←→ 제

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[절]
Revised Romanization? jeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jeol
McCune–Reischauer? chŏl
Yale Romanization? cel

Syllable
  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅈ, ㅓ, and ㄹ.

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters

Syllable

절 (jeol)

  1. 㐉
  2. 㑜
  3. 伽
  4. 切
  5. 卩
  6. 姪
  7. 岊
  8. 帙
  9. 截
  10. 折
  11. 晢
  12. 浙
  13. 準
  14. 癤
  15. 窃
  16. 窒
  17. 竊
  18. 節
  19. 絕
  20. 絶

Etymology 3

First attested in the Worin cheongangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449

Noun

절 • (jeol)

  1. bow; greeting
    선생님께 절을 한다.
    You bow to the teacher.
Derived terms
  • 절하다 (jeolhada)

Etymology 4

Noun

절 • (jeol)

  1. Buddhist temple
    절을 찾아 마음을 수양해야겠다.
    I've got to find a temple and cultivate my soul.
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • 절에 가면 중이 되라 (jeore gamyeon jung-i doera)

Etymology 5

Noun

절 • (jeol)

  1. (dialectal, Gangwon dialect, Chungcheong dialect, Gyeongsang dialect) chopsticks
Synonyms
  • (standard South Korean) 젓가락 (jeotgarak)
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