Hanja Analyzer
狙

狙 — jeo, cheo

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
원숭이/엿볼 저, 원숭이 처
Romanization
jeo, cheo
English
an ape, monkey; to spy, watch for; to lie
Mandarin
jū
Japanese on'yomi
ソ, ショ
Japanese kun'yomi
ねら.う ねら.い
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Secondary (Jōyō)
Newspaper frequency
#745 of 2,500
Strokes
8
Radical
犬 (94, 5 residual)
Phonetic component
且
Unicode
U+72D9

Parts that make up 狙

  • ⺨ 개 견variant of 犬 옆에서 본 개개와 짐승. 왼쪽에서 ⺨ 로 쓴다
  • 且 또 차, 공손할 저sound 돌 제단 또는 고기를 얹는 제기주로 소리를 나타낸다

How 狙 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 狙 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 犬, 且.

Korean example words with 狙

  • 저격狙擊 Korean gloss: 일정한 대상을 노려서 치거나 총을 쏨
  • 저박狙縛 Korean gloss: 틈을 보아 얽어맴.
  • 저해狙害 Korean gloss: 기회를 노리고 있다가 사람을 해침.
  • 저공狙公 Korean gloss: 예전에, 원숭이를 가지고 재주를 부리게 하여 돈벌이를 하던 사람.
  • 취향 저격趣向狙擊 Korean gloss: 어떤 사람이나 물건이 자신의 취향에 꼭 맞춘 것처럼 매우 마음에 든다는 뜻으로 쓰는 말
  • 저격탄狙擊彈 Korean gloss: 저격용 무기에 쓰는 탄환.
  • 저격술狙擊術 Korean gloss: 적을 저격하는 기술이나 전술.
  • 저격대狙擊隊 Korean gloss: 적을 저격하는 임무를 띤 부대.
  • 저격범狙擊犯 Korean gloss: 일정한 대상을 노리고 겨냥하여 치거나 총을 쏜 범인.
  • 저격병狙擊兵 Korean gloss: 은폐 진지(隱蔽陣地)에서 적을 저격하는 임무를 맡은 병사.
  • 저격수狙擊手 Korean gloss: 은폐 진지(隱蔽陣地)에서 적을 저격하는 임무를 맡은 병사.
  • 저격소총狙擊小銃 Korean gloss: 정밀 사격용 소총. 명중률을 높이기 위해 조준경 따위의 조준 장치가 붙어 있으며, 작동 방식을 단순하게 하여 사격 시 떨림을

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

Japanese words with 狙

  • 狙いねらい aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object
  • 狙うねらう to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on
  • 狙撃そげき shooting; sniping
  • 狙い撃ちねらいうち sharpshooting; shooting; sniping
  • 狙撃兵そげきへい sniper; sharpshooter
  • 穴狙いあなねらい betting on an outsider (in horse racing, etc.); taking a long shot; dark horse betting
  • 狙い目ねらいめ one's chance; the right time; target
  • 狙撃銃そげきじゅう sniper rifle
  • 狙撃手そげきしゅ sniper
  • 付け狙うつけねらう to prowl after; to keep watch on
  • ウケ狙いうけねらい aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd
  • 車上狙いしゃじょうねらい vehicle burglary; theft from a vehicle; stealing valuables from an unattended car

Characters sharing the phonetic 且

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

Other hanja read “저”

Other hanja with radical 犬

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