Hanja Analyzer
就

就 — chwi

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
나아갈 취
Romanization
chwi
English
just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
Mandarin
jiù
Japanese on'yomi
シュウ, ジュ
Japanese kun'yomi
つ.く つ.ける
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 6
Newspaper frequency
#624 of 2,500
Strokes
12
Radical
尢 (43, 9 residual)
Unicode
U+5C31

Parts that make up 就

  • 京 서울 경 언덕 위에 세운 높은 집서울. ‘경·량’ 계열의 소리
  • 尤 더욱 우 사마귀가 난 손더욱. ‘우’ 계열의 소리

How 就 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 就 as a ideographic compound involving 享, 京.

Korean example words with 就

  • 취박就縛 Korean gloss: 잡혀서 묶임
  • 취서就緖 Korean gloss: 일이 잘되어 감
  • 진취進就 Korean gloss: 일을 차차 이루어 감
  • 취직就職 Korean gloss: 일정한 직업을 잡아 직장에 나감
  • 취농就農 Korean gloss: 장래성을 보고 농업을 직업으로 선택함
  • 거취去就 Korean gloss: 사람이 어디로 가거나 다니거나 하는 움직임
  • 취원就園 Korean gloss: 유치원이나 유아원 따위의 유아 교육 기관에 들어감
  • 취백就白 Korean gloss: 나아가 여쭙는다는 뜻으로, 웃어른에게 보내는 편지에서, 안부를 물은 뒤에 하고자 하는 말을 적기 시작할 때 쓰는 말
  • 성취하다成就 Korean gloss: 목적한 바를 이루다
  • 취중就中 Korean gloss: 그 가운데서도 특히
  • 취품하다就稟 Korean gloss: 웃어른께 나아가 여쭈다
  • 취침하다就寢 Korean gloss: 잠자리에 들어 잠을 자다

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

Japanese words with 就

  • 就任しゅうにん assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration
  • 就職しゅうしょく finding employment; getting a job
  • 就労しゅうろう working; being employed; being hired
  • 就業しゅうぎょう starting work (for the day); employment; work
  • 就学しゅうがく entering school; school attendance
  • 就寝しゅうしん going to bed; retiring (for the night)
  • 去就きょしゅう leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position
  • 就航しゅうこう entering service (on a route; of a plane or ship); going into commission; being in service
  • 成就じょうじゅ fulfillment; fulfilment; realization
  • 就役しゅうえき being placed on duty; going into commission (of a warship, freighter, etc.); being placed in commission
  • 就くつく to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to be hired
  • 就活しゅうかつ job hunting; job searching

Characters sharing the phonetic 就

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

Other hanja read “취”

Other hanja with radical 尢

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