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

짜짝짞짟짠짡짢
짣짤짥짦짧짨짩
짪짫짬짭짮짯짰
짱짲짳짴짵짶짷
지 ←→ 째

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

짝 • (jjak)

  1. pair
    신발 한 짝 ― sinbal han jjak ― a pair of shoes

Derived terms

  • 짝수 (jjaksu, “even number”)
  • 짝하다 (jjakhada, “to form a pair”)
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