Hanja Analyzer
場

場 — jang

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
마당 장
Romanization
jang
English
open space, field, market
Mandarin
chǎng
Japanese on'yomi
ジョウ, チョウ, ショウ
Japanese kun'yomi
ば
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 2
Newspaper frequency
#52 of 2,500
Strokes
12
Radical
土 (32, 9 residual)
Phonetic component
昜
Unicode
U+5834

Parts that make up 場

  • 土 흙 토, 뿌리 두 땅 위에 쌓인 흙더미흙·땅과 그 위에 세운 것
  • 昜 볕 양sound 높이 떠 빛을 뿌리는 해‘양·탕·상’ 계열의 소리

How 場 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 場 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 土, 昜.

Korean example words with 場

  • 매장每場 Korean gloss: 하나하나의 시장
  • 촌장村場 Korean gloss: 시골에 서는 장
  • 매장賣場 Korean gloss: 물건을 파는 장소
  • 장세場勢 Korean gloss: 주식 시장의 형세
  • 장외場外 Korean gloss: 어떠한 곳의 바깥
  • 회장會場 Korean gloss: 모임을 가지는 곳
  • 식장式場 Korean gloss: 식을 거행하는 장소
  • 입장立場 Korean gloss: 당면하고 있는 상황
  • 전장戰場 Korean gloss: 전쟁을 치르는 장소
  • 현장現場 Korean gloss: 사물이 현재 있는 곳
  • 형장刑場 Korean gloss: 사형을 집행하는 장소
  • 초장初場 Korean gloss: 일을 시작한 첫머리 무렵

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 場

  • 現場げんば actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site
  • 市場いちば (town) market; (street) market; marketplace
  • 場所ばしょ place; location; spot
  • 立場たちば position; situation; viewpoint
  • 工場こうじょう factory; plant; mill
  • 会場かいじょう assembly hall; meeting place; venue
  • 劇場げきじょう theatre; theater; playhouse
  • 出場しゅつじょう participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; taking part (in)
  • 場面ばめん scene; setting; place (where something happens)
  • 職場しょくば one's post; place of work; workplace
  • 相場そうば market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom)
  • 入場にゅうじょう entrance; entering; admission

Characters sharing the phonetic 昜

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “장”

Other hanja with radical 土

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