질

질 U+C9C8, 질
HANGUL SYLLABLE JIL
Composition:ㅈ + ㅣ + ㄹ
← 짇
[U+C9C7] 		Hangul Syllables 짉 →
[U+C9C9]
See also: -질
지직짂짃진짅짆
짇질짉짊짋짌짍
짎짏짐집짒짓짔
징짖짗짘짙짚짛
즤 ←→ 짜

Korean

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jil
McCune–Reischauer?chil
Yale Romanization?cil

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 質 (質, “substance; quality”)

Noun

질 • (jil) (hanja 質)

  1. quality
    Coordinate term: 양(量) (yang, “quantity”)
    질이 나쁜 종이 ― jil-i nappeun jong'i ― bad-quality paper
    우리는 질 좋은 포도주를 마셨다. ― uri-neun jil jo'eun podoju-reul masyeotda. ― We had some good-quality wine.
  2. nature, disposition
    뛰어나게 질이 좋은 학생 ― ttwieonage jir-i jo'eun haksaeng ― an exceptionally brilliant student
    그는 보기와는 달리 질이 나쁜 사람이다.
    Geu-neun bogi-wa-neun dalli jir-i nappeun saram-ida.
    Unlike his appearance, he is a bad person.
    어머니는 내가 질이 안 좋은 친구들과 어울리는 것을 싫어하셨다.
    Eomeoni-neun nae-ga jir-i an jo'eun chin'gu-deul-gwa eoullineun geos-eul sireo-hasyeotda.
    My mother didn't like me hanging around with a bad crowd.
  3. matter
    식물 질 ― singmul jil ― vegetable matter
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 膣 (膣, “vagina”).

Noun

질 • (jil) (hanja 膣)

  1. (anatomy) vagina
    Synonym: (vulgar) 보지 (boji)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the main entries. Palatalization of /ki-/ is the norm in southern and eastern dialects.

Standard Korean 길 (gil, “breaking in”) was formed by hypercorrection in response to this. The original 질 (jil) form is therefore retained by dialects throughout Korea, including those which do not undergo palatalization.

Noun

질 • (jil)

  1. Hamgyong, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, and Gangwon form of 길 (gil, all definitions).
    근데 여기 소남기 저 앞에 가면 질가에 핵교가 있는데 (Gangwon, Goseong)
    geunde yeogi sonamgi jeo ap-e ga-myeon jilga'e haekgyo-ga inneunde
    But if you walk ahead of the pine tree over here, there is a school by the road
  2. Dialectal form of 길 (gil, “(of animals, tools) being broken in”).

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 帙 (帙, “folding case, wrapper”)

Noun

질 • (jil) (hanja 帙)

  1. folding case, wrapper (for books)
  2. Classifier for a set of books. volume
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Possibly from 질다 (jilda, “soft, watery”)

Noun

질 • (jil)

  1. potter's clay; unglazed clay
Derived terms
  • 질그릇 (jilgeureut, “pottery, earthenware”)

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 秩 (秩, “official ranks; official salaries”)

Noun

질 • (jil) (hanja 秩)

  1. (historical) official ranks; official salaries
Derived terms

Etymology 7

Compare 질질 (jiljil, ideophonic root for spilling liquid).

Noun

질 • (jil)

  1. (ginseng-harvesters' cant) soy sauce
    Synonym: 간장 (ganjang)

Etymology 8

See the main entries.

Verb

질 • (jil)

  1. irrealis adnominal of 지다 (jida, all definitions) see 지다 (jida), 을 (-eul).
  2. irrealis adnominal of 질다 (jilda, “to be squishy”) see 질다 (jilda), 을 (-eul).

Etymology 9

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

질 (jil)

Extended content
  1. 質 (質): quality
    (eumhun reading: 질 (jil))
    (MC reading: 質 (MC ʈˠiɪH, t͡ɕiɪt̚))
  2. 疾 (疾): disease; quick
    (eumhun reading: 질 (jil))
    (MC reading: 疾 (MC d͡ziɪt̚))
  3. 秩 (秩): order, rank
    (eumhun reading: 질 (jil))
    (MC reading: 秩 (MC ɖˠiɪt̚))
  4. 姪 (姪):
    (MC reading: 姪 (MC ɖˠiɪt̚, det̚))
  5. 迭 (迭):
    (MC reading: 迭 (MC det̚))
  6. 跌 (跌):
    (MC reading: 跌 (MC det̚))
  7. 窒 (窒):
    (MC reading: 窒 (MC ʈˠiɪt̚, tet̚))
  8. 叱 (叱):
    (MC reading: 叱 (MC t͡ɕʰiɪt̚))
  9. 嫉 (嫉):
    (MC reading: 嫉 (MC d͡ziɪH, d͡ziɪt̚))
  10. 帙 (帙):
    (MC reading: 帙 (MC ɖˠiɪt̚))
  11. 佚 (佚):
    (MC reading: 佚 (MC jiɪt̚))
  12. 桎 (桎):
    (MC reading: 桎 (MC t͡ɕiɪt̚))
  13. 膣 (膣):
    (MC reading: 膣)
  14. 侄 (侄):
    (MC reading: 侄 (MC t͡ɕiɪt̚))
  15. 蛭 (蛭):
    (MC reading: 蛭 (MC t͡ɕiɪt̚, ʈˠiɪt̚, tet̚))
  16. 瓆 (瓆):
    (MC reading: 瓆)
  17. 絰 (絰):
    (MC reading: 絰 (MC det̚))
  18. 軼 (軼):
    (MC reading: 軼 (MC jiɪt̚, det̚))
  19. 躓 (躓):
    (MC reading: 躓 (MC ʈˠiɪH))
  20. 騭 (騭):
    (MC reading: 騭 (MC t͡ɕiɪt̚))
  21. 垤 (垤):
    (MC reading: 垤 (MC det̚))
  22. 郅 (郅):
    (MC reading: 郅 (MC t͡ɕiɪt̚))
  23. 鑕 (鑕):
    (MC reading: 鑕 (MC t͡ɕiɪt̚))
  24. 蒺 (蒺):
    (MC reading: 蒺 (MC d͡ziɪt̚))
  25. 咥 (咥):
    (MC reading: 咥 (MC ʈʰˠiɪt̚, det̚, tet̚))
  26. 耋 (耋):
    (MC reading: 耋 (MC det̚))
  27. 晊 (晊):
    (MC reading: 晊 (MC t͡ɕiɪt̚))
  28. 抶 (抶):
    (MC reading: 抶 (MC ʈʰˠiɪt̚))
  29. 銍 (銍):
    (MC reading: 銍 (MC t͡ɕiɪt̚, ʈˠiɪt̚))
  30. 袠 (袠):
    (MC reading: 袠 (MC ɖˠiɪt̚))
  31. 瓞 (瓞):
    (MC reading: 瓞 (MC det̚))
  32. 袟 (袟):
    (MC reading: 袟)
  33. 礩 (礩):
    (MC reading: 礩 (MC t͡ɕiɪH, t͡ɕiɪt̚))
  34. 祑 (祑):
    (MC reading: 祑)
  35. 昳 (昳):
    (MC reading: 昳 (MC det̚))
  36. 翐 (翐):
    (MC reading: 翐 (MC ɖˠiɪt̚))
  37. 挃 (挃):
    (MC reading: 挃 (MC ʈˠiɪt̚))
  38. 妷 (妷):
    (MC reading: 妷 (MC ɖˠiɪt̚))
  39. 峌 (峌):
    (MC reading: 峌)
  40. 恎 (恎):
    (MC reading: 恎 (MC det̚))
  41. 柣 (柣):
    (MC reading: 柣 (MC ɖˠiɪt̚, t͡sʰet̚))
  42. 耊 (耊):
    (MC reading: 耊)
  43. 㗌 (㗌):
    (MC reading: 㗌)
  44. 绖 (绖):
    (MC reading: 绖)
  45. 质 (质):
    (MC reading: 质)
  46. 铚 (铚):
    (MC reading: 铚)
  47. 锧 (锧):
    (MC reading: 锧)
  48. 儨 (儨):
    (MC reading: 儨)
  49. 劕 (劕):
    (MC reading: 劕 (MC t͡ɕiɪt̚))
  50. 厔 (厔):
    (MC reading: 厔)
  51. 庢 (庢):
    (MC reading: 庢 (MC ʈˠiɪt̚))
  52. 愱 (愱):
    (MC reading: 愱 (MC d͡ziɪt̚))
  53. 戜 (戜):
    (MC reading: 戜 (MC det̚))
  54. 槉 (槉):
    (MC reading: 槉 (MC d͡ziɪt̚))
  55. 櫍 (櫍):
    (MC reading: 櫍 (MC t͡ɕiɪt̚))
  56. 洷 (洷):
    (MC reading: 洷)
  57. 潌 (潌):
    (MC reading: 潌)
  58. 眣 (眣):
    (MC reading: 眣 (MC ʈʰˠiɪt̚, ʈˠɛt̚, det̚))
  59. 眰 (眰):
    (MC reading: 眰)
  60. 秷 (秷):
    (MC reading: 秷 (MC ʈˠiɪt̚))
  61. 紩 (紩):
    (MC reading: 紩 (MC ɖˠiɪt̚))
  62. 胅 (胅):
    (MC reading: 胅 (MC det̚))
  63. 腟 (腟):
    (MC reading: 腟)
  64. 臷 (臷):
    (MC reading: 臷)
  65. 苵 (苵):
    (MC reading: 苵 (MC det̚))
  66. 螏 (螏):
    (MC reading: 螏)
  67. 螲 (螲):
    (MC reading: 螲 (MC ʈˠiɪt̚))
  68. 詄 (詄):
    (MC reading: 詄 (MC det̚))
  69. 豑 (豑):
    (MC reading: 豑 (MC ɖˠiɪt̚))
  70. 豒 (豒):
    (MC reading: 豒)
  71. 貭 (貭):
    (MC reading: 貭)
  72. 㑵 (㑵):
    (MC reading: 㑵 (MC d͡ziɪt̚))
  73. 㗧 (㗧):
    (MC reading: 㗧 (MC ʈˠiɪt̚, tet̚))
  74. 㘍 (㘍):
    (MC reading: 㘍 (MC t͡siɪt̚))
  75. 㜱 (㜱):
    (MC reading: 㜱)
  76. 㜼 (㜼):
    (MC reading: 㜼)
  77. 㩫 (㩫):
    (MC reading: 㩫)
  78. 㲳 (㲳):
    (MC reading: 㲳 (MC ʈˠiɪt̚))
  79. 㲺 (㲺):
    (MC reading: 㲺 (MC t͡siɪt̚))
  80. 䏄 (䏄):
    (MC reading: 䏄 (MC teiX))
  81. 䑇 (䑇):
    (MC reading: 䑇 (MC t͡ɕiɪt̚))
  82. 䜠 (䜠):
    (MC reading: 䜠)
  83. 䟈 (䟈):
    (MC reading: 䟈)
  84. 䬹 (䬹):
    (MC reading: 䬹)
  85. 䱃 (䱃):
    (MC reading: 䱃)
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