주지

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 周知, from 周 (周, “broad; general”) + 知 (知, “to know”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?juji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?juji
McCune–Reischauer?chuji
Yale Romanization?cwuci

Noun

주지 • (juji) (hanja 周知)

  1. being generally known; especially in the collocation 주지의 사실 (juji-ui sasil, “well-known fact; common knowledge”).
Derived terms
  • 주지(周知)되다 (jujidoeda)
  • 주지(周知)하다 (jujihada)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 住持 (“abbot”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)d͡ʑi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [주(ː)지]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?juji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?juji
McCune–Reischauer?chuji
Yale Romanization?cwūci

Noun

주지 • (juji) (hanja 住持)

  1. (Buddhism) abbot; head monk
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