# 장

| 장 | U+C7A5, &#51109; HANGUL SYLLABLE JANG |
| Composition: | ㅈ + ㅏ + ㅇ |
| ← 잤 [U+C7A4] | Hangul Syllables | 잦 → [U+C7A6] |
자작잒잓잔잕잖 잗잘잙잚잛잜잝 잞잟잠잡잢잣잤 장잦잧잨잩잪잫 :
| 이 ← | → 재 |

## Korean
### Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 醬, from the Middle Korean reading 쟈ᇰ〯 (Yale: cyǎng).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕa̠(ː)ŋ]
* Phonetic hangul: [장(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

장 • (jang) (hanja 醬)
* sauce; marmalade; jam; compote (stewed fruit); preserved vegetables; preserved fruit

##### Derived terms

* 간장 (ganjang)
* 개장 (gaejang)
* 고추장 (gochujang)
* 기름장 (gireumjang)
* 된장 (doenjang)
* 쌈장 (ssamjang)
* 장독대 (jangdokdae)
* 장아찌 (jang'ajji)
* 청국장 (cheonggukjang)

### Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 長 (“elder”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕa̠(ː)ŋ]
* Phonetic hangul: [장(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

장 • (jang) (hanja 長)
* head (of an organization)

#### Suffix

—장 • (-jang) (hanja 長)
* chief
    위원장 (委員長) ― chairman (lit. chief representative)
* manager (person in charge)
    공장장 (工場長) ― factory manager

#### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 長 for Sino-Korean compounds of 장 (長, jang).

### Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 長 (“long”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕa̠ŋ]
* Phonetic hangul: [장]

#### Prefix

장— • (jang-) (hanja 長)
* long; lengthy
    장거리 (長距離) ― long distance
    장기간 (長期間) ― lengthy period

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 長 for Sino-Korean compounds of 장 (長, jang).

### Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 場, from the Middle Korean reading 댜ᇰ (Yale: tyàng).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕa̠ŋ]
* Phonetic hangul: [장]

#### Noun

장 • (jang) (hanja 場)
* marketplace
    오늘은 장을 보러 갔다.Oneur-eun jang-eul boreo gatda.I went to the marketplace today.
* place, venue
    만남의 장 ― mannam-ui jang ― meeting place
    화해의 장 ― hwahae-ui jang ― a venue for reconciliation
* (theater) scene
* (physics) field

#### Suffix

—장 • (-jang) (hanja 場)
* Used to indicate a place or location
    공사장 (工事場) ― construction site
    사격장 (射擊場) ― firing range
    스키장 (스키場) ― seukijang ― skiing resort

#### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 場 for Sino-Korean compounds of 장 (場, jang).

### Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 腸, from the Middle Korean reading 댜ᇰ (Yale: tyàng).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕa̠(ː)ŋ]
* Phonetic hangul: [장(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

장 • (jang) (hanja 腸)
* (anatomy) bowel; intestine

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 腸 for Sino-Korean compounds of 장 (腸, jang).

### Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 張, from the Middle Korean reading 댜ᇰ (Yale: tyàng).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕa̠ŋ]
* Phonetic hangul: [장]

#### Proper noun

장 • (Jang) (hanja 張)
* a surname, commonly transliterated as Jang and Chang

#### Counter

장 • (jang) (hanja 張)
* sheet (of paper)

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 張 for Sino-Korean compounds of 장 (張, jang).

### Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 章, from the Middle Korean reading 쟈ᇰ (Yale: cyàng).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕa̠ŋ]
* Phonetic hangul: [장]

#### Proper noun

장 • (Jang) (hanja 章)
* a surname, commonly transliterated as Jang and Chang

#### Noun

장 • (jang) (hanja 章)
* emblem
* chapter (of a book, etc.)
    synonym: 가름

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 章 for Sino-Korean compounds of 장 (章, jang).

### Etymology 8

Sino-Korean word from 莊, from the Middle Korean reading 쟈ᇰ (Yale: cyàng).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕa̠ŋ]
* Phonetic hangul: [장]

#### Proper noun

장 • (Jang) (hanja 莊)
* a surname, commonly transliterated as Jang and Chang

#### Suffix

—장 • (-jang) (hanja 莊)
* manor; mansion

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 莊 for Sino-Korean compounds of 장 (莊, jang).

### Etymology 9

Sino-Korean word from 狀.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕa̠ŋ]
* Phonetic hangul: [장]

#### Suffix

—장 • (-jang) (hanja 狀)
* letter; certificate

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 狀 for Sino-Korean compounds of 장 (狀, jang).

### Etymology 10

Sino-Korean word from 帳.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕa̠ŋ]
* Phonetic hangul: [장]

#### Suffix

—장 • (-jang) (hanja 帳)
* ledger; register; account book
* notebook

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 帳 for Sino-Korean compounds of 장 (帳, jang).

### Etymology 11

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

#### Syllable

장 • (jang)
* 場:
    (MC reading: 場 (MC drjang))
* 將:
    (MC reading: 將 (MC tsjang|tsjangH))
* 壯:
    (MC reading: 壯 (MC tsrjangH))
* 丈:
    (MC reading: 丈 (MC drjangX))
* 帳:
    (MC reading: 帳 (MC trjangH))
* 裝:
    (MC reading: 裝 (MC tsrjang|tsrjangH))
* 奬:
    (MC reading: 奬)
* 墻:
    (MC reading: 墻 (MC dzjang))
* 葬:
    (MC reading: 葬 (MC tsangH))
* 粧:
    (MC reading: 粧)
* 掌:
    (MC reading: 掌 (MC tsyangX))
* 藏:
    (MC reading: 藏 (MC dzang|dzangH))
* 臟:
    (MC reading: 臟)
* 障:
    (MC reading: 障 (MC tsyang|tsyangH))
* 腸:
    (MC reading: 腸 (MC drjang))
* 匠:
    (MC reading: 匠 (MC dzjangH))
* 杖:
    (MC reading: 杖 (MC drjangX))
* 奘:
    (MC reading: 奘 (MC dzangX|dzangH))
* 漳:
    (MC reading: 漳 (MC tsyang))
* 樟:
    (MC reading: 樟 (MC tsyang))
* 璋:
    (MC reading: 璋 (MC tsyang))
* 暲:
    (MC reading: 暲 (MC tsyang))
* 薔:
    (MC reading: 薔 (MC dzjang|srik))
* 蔣:
    (MC reading: 蔣 (MC tsjang|tsjangX))
* 仗:
    (MC reading: 仗 (MC drjangX|drjangH))
* 檣:
    (MC reading: 檣 (MC dzjang))
* 欌:
    (MC reading: 欌)
* 漿:
    (MC reading: 漿 (MC tsjang))
* 狀:
    (MC reading: 狀 (MC dzrjangH))
* 獐:
    (MC reading: 獐 (MC tsyang))
* 臧:
    (MC reading: 臧 (MC tsang))
* 贓:
    (MC reading: 贓 (MC tsang))
* 傽:
    (MC reading: 傽)
* 妝:
    (MC reading: 妝 (MC tsrjang))
* 嬙:
    (MC reading: 嬙 (MC dzjang|srik))
* 嶂:
    (MC reading: 嶂 (MC tsyangH))
* 廧:
    (MC reading: 廧 (MC dzjang))
* 戕:
    (MC reading: 戕 (MC ka|dzjang|tsang))
* 牂:
    (MC reading: 牂)
* 瘴:
    (MC reading: 瘴 (MC tsyangH))
* 糚:
    (MC reading: 糚)
* 羘:
    (MC reading: 羘)
* 萇:
    (MC reading: 萇 (MC drjang))
* 鄣:
    (MC reading: 鄣 (MC tsyang))
* 鏘:
    (MC reading: 鏘 (MC tshjang))
* 餦:
    (MC reading: 餦 (MC trjang))
* 麞:
    (MC reading: 麞 (MC tsyang))

### References

* Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo).