U+C81C, 제
HANGUL SYLLABLE JE
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Korean

Etymology 1

From Middle Korean 제〯 (cě-y).

Equivalent to a contraction of (jeo) +‎ -이 (-i, nominative particle). When the -가 (-ga) allomorph of the nominative particle was introduced, it was attached to the already marked form of (jeo), producing this new allomorphy.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?je
Revised Romanization (translit.)?je
McCune–Reischauer?che
Yale Romanization?cey

Pronoun

• (je)

  1. allomorph of (jeo, first-person singular polite pronoun; third-person plain reflexive pronoun) before -가 (-ga, nominative suffix)
    선생님, 그랬습니다.Seonsaengnim, je-ga geuraetseumnida.Teacher, it was I who did that.
    하고 싶은 한다.
    Geu-neun je-ga hago sipeun geon-man handa.
    He only does things that he himself desires.
Alternative forms
  • (ji, oneself)proscribed

Etymology 2

From Middle Korean (cèy).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?je
Revised Romanization (translit.)?je
McCune–Reischauer?che
Yale Romanization?cey

Determiner

• (je)

  1. contraction of (jeo-ui): my; one's (own), (by extension, in compounds) proper, fitting
Derived terms
  • 제가끔 (jegakkeum)
  • 제각각 (jegakgak)
  • 제각기 (jegakgi)
  • 제것 (jegeot)
  • 제격 (jegyeok)
  • 제고장 (jegojang)
  • 제곱 (jegop)
  • 제구실 (jegusil)
  • 제깐에 (jekkane)
  • 제대로 (jedaero)
  • 제때 (jettae)
  • 제멋 (jemeot)
  • 제멋대로 (jemeotdaero)
  • 제명 (jemyeong)
  • 제물 (jemul)
  • 제물에 (jemure)
  • 제밑동생 (jemitdongsaeng)
  • 제바닥 (jebadak)
  • 제바람 (jebaram)
  • 제부수 (jebusu)
  • 제붙이 (jebuchi)
  • 제사날로 (jesanallo)
  • 제살붙이 (jesalbuchi)
  • 제시간 (jesigan)
  • 제자루칼 (jejarukal)
  • 제자리 (jejari)
  • 제잡이 (jejabi)
  • 제정신 (jejeongsin)
  • 제턱 (jeteok)
  • 제판 (jepan)
  • 제풀에 (jepure)

Etymology 3

From Middle Korean 제〮 (céy).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?je
Revised Romanization (translit.)?je
McCune–Reischauer?che
Yale Romanization?cey

Adverb

• (je)

  1. contraction of (jeog-e): (literary, possibly dated) when

Etymology 4

    Sino-Korean word from .

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?je
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?je
    McCune–Reischauer?che
    Yale Romanization?cey

    Noun

    • (je) (hanja )

    1. (written) short for 제목(題目) (jemok, title)
    Derived terms

    Etymology 5

      Sino-Korean word from .

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕe̞(ː)]
      • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?je
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?je
      McCune–Reischauer?che
      Yale Romanization?cēy

      Noun

      • (je) (hanja )

      1. sacrificial rites in honor of an ancestor or god
        Synonym: 제사(祭祀) (jesa)
        지내다je-reul jinaedato perform rites

      Suffix

      —제 • (-je) (hanja )

      1. festival; rite, ceremony
        예술(藝術) (yesul, art) + ‎-제(祭) (-je) → ‎예술제(藝術祭) (yesulje, art festival)

      Derived terms

      See also

        Category Korean terms suffixed with -제 (祭) not found

      Etymology 6

      First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 뎌ᅌᅦ (Yale: tyèngèy).

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?je
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?je
      McCune–Reischauer?che
      Yale Romanization?cey

      Pronoun

      • (je)

      1. (dated or dialectal) there
        Coordinate terms: (proximal) (ye, here), (mesial) (ge, there)

      Etymology 7

        Sino-Korean word from .

        Pronunciation

        Romanizations
        Revised Romanization?je
        Revised Romanization (translit.)?je
        McCune–Reischauer?che
        Yale Romanization?cey

        Prefix

        제— • (je-) (hanja )

        1. (prefix marking ordinals) -th, -st, -nd
          1je il-gwafirst lesson
        Derived terms

        Etymology 8

          Sino-Korean word from .

          Pronunciation

          Romanizations
          Revised Romanization?je
          Revised Romanization (translit.)?je
          McCune–Reischauer?che
          Yale Romanization?cey

          Prefix

          제— • (je-) (hanja )

          1. every
            유럽 언어Yureob-ui je-eoneothe languages of Europe
          Derived terms

          Etymology 9

            Sino-Korean word from .

            Suffix

            —제 • (-je) (hanja )

            1. -made
              한국(韓國) (Han'guk, Korea) + ‎-제(製) (-je) → ‎한국제(韓國製) (han'gukje, made in Korea)
            2. made of
              금속(金屬) (geumsok, metal) + ‎-제(製) (-je) → ‎금속제(金屬製) (geumsokje, made of metal)
            Derived terms
            See also
              Category Korean terms suffixed with -제 (製) not found

            Etymology 10

              Sino-Korean word from .

              Suffix

              —제 • (-je) (hanja )

              1. agent; medicine
                진통(鎭痛) (jintong, reducing pain) + ‎-제(劑) (-je) → ‎진통제(鎭痛劑) (jintongje, pain killer / analgesic)
              Derived terms
              See also

              Etymology 11

                Sino-Korean word from .

                Suffix

                —제 • (-je) (hanja )

                1. system; rule
                  양당(兩黨) (yangdang, two / both parties) + ‎-제(制) (-je) → ‎양당제(兩黨制) (yangdangje, bipartisan system)
                Derived terms
                See also

                Etymology 12

                Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

                Syllable

                • (je)

                Middle Korean

                Pronunciation

                • IPA(key): /t͡sə́j/

                Adverb

                제〮 (céy)

                1. contraction of -긔〮 (cek-úy), literally at the time: when

                Descendants

                • Korean: (je)