짝

짝 U+C9DD, 짝
HANGUL SYLLABLE JJAG
Composition:ㅉ + ㅏ + ㄱ
Dubeolsik input:W-k-r
← 짜
[U+C9DC] 		Hangul Syllables 짞 →
[U+C9DE]

Korean

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕ͈a̠k̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[짝]
Revised Romanization? jjak
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jjag
McCune–Reischauer? tchak
Yale Romanization? ccak

Etymology 1
짜짝짞짟짠짡짢
짣짤짥짦짧짨짩
짪짫짬짭짮짯짰
짱짲짳짴짵짶짷
지 ←→ 째

Syllable

짝 • (jjak)

  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅉ, ㅏ, and ㄱ.

Etymology 2

First attested in the Hunmin jeongeum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄧᅡᆨ (bjak).

Noun

짝 • (jjak)

  1. pair
    신발 한 짝
    sinbal han jjak
    a pair of shoes / one pair of shoes
    • 2016, 신향, 태극혜검 7(완결) (fiction), 뿔미디어, page 36:
      유, 유치하기 짝이 없구나.
      Yu, yuchihagi jjagi eopguna.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
  2. partner; mate
    옆에 있는 너의 짝과 같이 공부해라.
    Yeope inneun neoui jjakgwa gachi gongbuhaera.
    Study with your partner next to you.
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • 짝수 (짝數, jjaksu, “even number”)
  • 짝하다 (jjakhada, “to form a pair”)
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