신주

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sinju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sinju
McCune–Reischauer?sinju
Yale Romanization?sin.cwu

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 神主.

    Noun

    신주 • (sinju) (hanja 神主)

    1. (historical) an ancestral tablet used for rituals

    Etymology 2

    Form from
    Sino-Korean
    신죽(新竹) (Sinjuk)
    Form from
    Standard Mandarin
    신주 (Sinju)

    Borrowed from Mandarin 新竹 (Xīnzhú).

    Proper noun

    신주 • (Sinju)

    1. Hsinchu (a city in Taiwan)

    Etymology 3

    Borrowed from Mandarin 神州 (shénzhōu).

    Noun

    신주 • (sinju) (hanja 神州)

    1. (Yanbian, literary) China