在
在 — jae
Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).
How 在 was formed
Traditional analysis treats 在 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 才, 士.
Korean example words with 在
- 시재時在 Korean gloss: 지금의 시간
- 재경在京 Korean gloss: 서울에 있음
- 재외在外 Korean gloss: 외국에 있음
- 실재實在 Korean gloss: 실제로 존재함
- 재당在堂 Korean gloss: 부모가 집에 계심
- 재독在獨 Korean gloss: 독일에 살고 있음
- 재미在美 Korean gloss: 미국에 살고 있음
- 재북在北 Korean gloss: 북한에 살고 있음
- 재일在日 Korean gloss: 일본에 살고 있음
- 재중在中 Korean gloss: 중국에 살고 있음
- 재천在天 Korean gloss: 하늘에 달려 있음
- 재문在文 Korean gloss: 셈을 하고 남은 돈
Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)
Japanese words with 在
- 現在げんざい the present; present time; now
- 存在そんざい existence; being; presence
- 在日ざいにち resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy); Zainichi
- 滞在たいざい stay; sojourn
- 在住ざいじゅう residing; living; dwelling
- 在庫ざいこ stock; inventory; having in stock
- 在りし日ありしひ past days; bygone days; days of yore
- 不在ふざい absence; disregard; indifference
- 在宅ざいたく being at home; being in
- 駐在ちゅうざい residence; stay; (job) posting
- 潜在せんざい potentiality; dormancy; latency
- 在学ざいがく attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
Characters sharing the phonetic 才
Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.
Other hanja read “재”
Other hanja with radical 土
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