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U+C950, 쥐
HANGUL SYLLABLE JWI
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[U+C94F]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C951]




줴 ←→ 쥬

Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jwi
McCune–Reischauer?chwi
Yale Romanization?cwi

Etymology 1

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First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 쥐〮 (Yale: cwúy). From Old Korean 鼠矣 (*CWuy).

Noun

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(jwi)

  1. rat, mouse, (in general) rodent
    조용한 고양이 잡는다.Joyonghan goyang'i-ga jwi-reul jamneunda.The quiet cat catches the mouse.
Derived terms
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  • 겨울잠쥐 (gyeouljamjwi, Japanese dormouse)
  • 땃쥐 (ttatjwi, “Ussuri white-toed shrew”)
  • 동면쥐류 (dongmyeonjwiryu, dormouse)
  • 두더쥐 (dudeojwi, mole, vole)
  • 뒤쥐 (dwijwi, “shrew”)
  • 들쥐 (deuljwi, field mouse)
  • 비단털쥐 (bidanteoljwi, “greater long-tailed hamster”)
  • 생쥐 (saengjwi, mouse)
  • 숲쥐 (supjwi, “woodrat”)
  • 습지쌀쥐 (seupjissaljwi, “marsh rice rat”)
  • 시궁쥐 (sigungjwi, brown rat, gutter rat)
  • 쥐구멍 (jwigumeong, mousehole)
  • 쥐덫 (jwideot, mousetrap)
  • 쥐새끼 (jwisaekki, sly dog)
  • 쥐색 (jwisaek, grey, mousy)
  • 쥐약 (jwiyak, rat poison)
  • 쥐젖 (jwijeot, skin tag, small wart)
  • 집쥐 (jipjwi, common house mouse)
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Etymology 2

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Of native Korean origin.

Noun

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(jwi)

  1. cramp
    나다jwi-ga nadato get a cramp

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from English gee.

Noun

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(jwi)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.
Coordinate terms
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