질

질 U+C9C8, 질 HANGUL SYLLABLE JIL Composition: ㅈ + ㅣ + ㄹ ← 짇 [U+C9C7] Hangul Syllables 짉 → [U+C9C9]

See also: -질

지직짂짃진짅짆 짇질짉짊짋짌짍 짎짏짐집짒짓짔 징짖짗짘짙짚짛
즤 ←	→ 짜

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [질]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jil
McCune–Reischauer?	chil
Yale Romanization?	cil

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 質 (“substance; quality”)

Noun

질 • (jil) (hanja 質)

1. quality

   Coordinate term: 양(量) (yang, “quantity”)

   질이 나쁜 종이 ― jir-i nappeun jong'i ― bad-quality paper

   우리는 질 좋은 포도주를 마셨다. ― Uri-neun jil jo'eun podoju-reul masyeotda. ― We had some good-quality wine.

2. nature, disposition

   뛰어나게 질이 좋은 학생 ― ttwieonage jir-i jo'eun haksaeng ― an exceptionally brilliant student

   그는 보기와는 달리 질이 나쁜 사람이다.

   Geu-neun bogi-wa-neun dalli jir-i nappeun saram-ida.

   Unlike his appearance, he is a bad person.

   어머니는 내가 질이 안 좋은 친구들과 어울리는 것을 싫어하셨다.

   Eomeoni-neun nae-ga jir-i an jo'eun chin'gu-deul-gwa eoullineun geos-eul sireo-hasyeotda.

   My mother didn't like me hanging around with a bad crowd.

3. matter

   식물 질 ― singmul jil ― vegetable matter

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 質 for Sino-Korean compounds of 질 (質, jil).

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 膣 (“vagina”).

Noun

질 • (jil) (hanja 膣)

1. (anatomy) vagina

   Synonym: (vulgar) 보지 (boji)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 膣 for Sino-Korean compounds of 질 (膣, jil).

Etymology 3

See the main entries. Palatalization of /ki-/ is the norm in southern and eastern dialects.

Standard Korean 길 (gil, “breaking in”) was formed by hypercorrection in response to this. The original 질 (jil) form is therefore retained by dialects throughout Korea, including those which do not undergo palatalization.

Noun

질 • (jil)

1. Hamgyong, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, and Gangwon form of 길 (gil, all definitions).

   근데 여기 소남기 저 앞에 가면 질가에 핵교가 있는데 (Gangwon, Goseong)

   geunde yeogi sonamgi jeo ap-e ga-myeon jilga'e haekgyo-ga inneunde

   But if you walk ahead of the pine tree over here, there is a school by the road

2. Dialectal form of 길 (gil, “(of animals, tools) being broken in”).

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 帙 (“folding case, wrapper”)

Noun

질 • (jil) (hanja 帙)

1. folding case, wrapper (for books)
2. Classifier for a set of books. volume

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 帙 for Sino-Korean compounds of 질 (帙, jil).

Etymology 5

Possibly from 질다 (jilda, “soft, watery”)

Noun

질 • (jil)

1. potter's clay; unglazed clay

Derived terms

• 질그릇 (jilgeureut, “pottery, earthenware”)

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 秩 (“official ranks; official salaries”)

Noun

질 • (jil) (hanja 秩)

1. (historical) official ranks; official salaries

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 秩 for Sino-Korean compounds of 질 (秩, jil).

Etymology 7

Compare 질질 (jiljil, ideophonic root for spilling liquid).

Noun

질 • (jil)

1. (ginseng-harvesters' cant) soy sauce

   Synonym: 간장 (ganjang)

Etymology 8

See the main entries.

Verb

질 • (jil)

1. irrealis adnominal of 지다 (jida, all definitions): see 지다 (jida), 을 (-eul).
2. irrealis adnominal of 질다 (jilda, “to be squishy”): see 질다 (jilda), 을 (-eul).

Etymology 9

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

질 (jil)

More information

1. 質: quality

   (eumhun reading: 질 (jil))
   (MC reading: 質 (MC trijH|tsyit))

2. 疾: disease; quick

   (eumhun reading: 질 (jil))
   (MC reading: 疾 (MC dzit))

3. 秩: order, rank

   (eumhun reading: 질 (jil))
   (MC reading: 秩 (MC drit))

4. 姪:

   (MC reading: 姪 (MC drit|det))

5. 迭:

   (MC reading: 迭 (MC det))

6. 跌:

   (MC reading: 跌 (MC det))

7. 窒:

   (MC reading: 窒 (MC trit|tet))

8. 叱:

   (MC reading: 叱 (MC tsyhit))

9. 嫉:

   (MC reading: 嫉 (MC dzijH|dzit))

10. 帙:

    (MC reading: 帙 (MC drit))

11. 佚:

    (MC reading: 佚 (MC yit))

12. 桎:

    (MC reading: 桎 (MC tsyit))

13. 膣:

    (MC reading: 膣 (MC trit|tet))

14. 侄:

    (MC reading: 侄 (MC tsyit))

15. 蛭:

    (MC reading: 蛭 (MC tsyit|trit|tet))

16. 瓆:

    (MC reading: 瓆)

17. 絰:

    (MC reading: 絰 (MC det))

18. 軼:

    (MC reading: 軼 (MC yit|det))

19. 躓:

    (MC reading: 躓 (MC trijH))

20. 騭:

    (MC reading: 騭 (MC tsyit))

21. 垤:

    (MC reading: 垤 (MC det))

22. 郅:

    (MC reading: 郅 (MC tsyit))

23. 鑕:

    (MC reading: 鑕 (MC tsyit))

24. 蒺:

    (MC reading: 蒺 (MC dzit))

25. 咥:

    (MC reading: 咥 (MC trhit|det|tet))

26. 耋:

    (MC reading: 耋 (MC det))

27. 晊:

    (MC reading: 晊 (MC tsyit))

28. 抶:

    (MC reading: 抶 (MC trhit))

29. 銍:

    (MC reading: 銍 (MC tsyit|trit))

30. 袠:

    (MC reading: 袠 (MC drit))

31. 瓞:

    (MC reading: 瓞 (MC det))

32. 袟:

    (MC reading: 袟)

33. 礩:

    (MC reading: 礩 (MC tsyijH|tsyit))

34. 祑:

    (MC reading: 祑)

35. 昳:

    (MC reading: 昳 (MC det))

36. 翐:

    (MC reading: 翐 (MC drit))

37. 挃:

    (MC reading: 挃 (MC trit))

38. 妷:

    (MC reading: 妷 (MC drit))

39. 峌:

    (MC reading: 峌)

40. 恎:

    (MC reading: 恎 (MC det))

41. 柣:

    (MC reading: 柣 (MC drit|tshet))

42. 耊:

    (MC reading: 耊)

43. 㗌:

    (MC reading: 㗌)

44. 绖:

    (MC reading: 绖)

45. 质:

    (MC reading: 质)

46. 铚:

    (MC reading: 铚)

47. 锧:

    (MC reading: 锧)

48. 儨:

    (MC reading: 儨)

49. 劕:

    (MC reading: 劕 (MC tsyit))

50. 厔:

    (MC reading: 厔)

51. 庢:

    (MC reading: 庢 (MC trit))

52. 愱:

    (MC reading: 愱 (MC dzit))

53. 戜:

    (MC reading: 戜 (MC det))

54. 槉:

    (MC reading: 槉 (MC dzit))

55. 櫍:

    (MC reading: 櫍 (MC tsyit))

56. 洷:

    (MC reading: 洷)

57. 潌:

    (MC reading: 潌)

58. 眣:

    (MC reading: 眣 (MC trhit|traet|det))

59. 眰:

    (MC reading: 眰)

60. 秷:

    (MC reading: 秷 (MC trit))

61. 紩:

    (MC reading: 紩 (MC drit))

62. 胅:

    (MC reading: 胅 (MC det))

63. 腟:

    (MC reading: 腟)

64. 臷:

    (MC reading: 臷)

65. 苵:

    (MC reading: 苵 (MC det))

66. 螏:

    (MC reading: 螏)

67. 螲:

    (MC reading: 螲 (MC trit))

68. 詄:

    (MC reading: 詄 (MC det))

69. 豑:

    (MC reading: 豑 (MC drit))

70. 豒:

    (MC reading: 豒)

71. 貭:

    (MC reading: 貭)

72. 㑵:

    (MC reading: 㑵 (MC dzit))

73. 㗧:

    (MC reading: 㗧 (MC trit|tet))

74. 㘍:

    (MC reading: 㘍 (MC tsit))

75. 㜱:

    (MC reading: 㜱)

76. 㜼:

    (MC reading: 㜼)

77. 㩫:

    (MC reading: 㩫)

78. 㲳:

    (MC reading: 㲳 (MC trit))

79. 㲺:

    (MC reading: 㲺 (MC tsit))

80. 䏄:

    (MC reading: 䏄 (MC tejX))

81. 䑇:

    (MC reading: 䑇 (MC tsyit))

82. 䜠:

    (MC reading: 䜠)

83. 䟈:

    (MC reading: 䟈)

84. 䬹:

    (MC reading: 䬹)

85. 䱃:

    (MC reading: 䱃)