짬

짬 U+C9EC, 짬
HANGUL SYLLABLE JJAM
Composition:ㅉ + ㅏ + ㅁ
← 짫
[U+C9EB] 		Hangul Syllables 짭 →
[U+C9ED]
짜짝짞짟짠짡짢
짣짤짥짦짧짨짩
짪짫짬짭짮짯짰
짱짲짳짴짵짶짷
지 ←→ 째

Korean

Etymology 1

Clipping of 짬밥 (jjambap, “army rations”), referring to the amount of army rations one has eaten.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jjam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jjam
McCune–Reischauer?tcham
Yale Romanization?ccam

Noun

짬 • (jjam)

  1. Clipping of 짬밥 (jjambap, “(military slang) army rations”).
  2. (military slang) the relative ranking or seniority of an army conscript, determined by how long he has served
    짬이 차니까 군 생활이 나아지기는 한다.
    jjam-i chanikka gun saenghwar-i naajigi-neun handa.
    It's true that army life is getting better because I've been rising in the ranks.
  3. (slang, by extension) seniority in any organization or institution
Derived terms
  • 짬 때리다 (jjam ttaerida)
  • 짬찌 (jjamjji)
  • 짬타이거 (jjamtaigeo)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jjam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jjam
McCune–Reischauer?tcham
Yale Romanization?ccam

Noun

짬 • (jjam)

  1. spare time
  2. (rare) a physical gap
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