Korean

Symbol

준 • ‎(jun)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅈ, ㅜ, and ㄴ.

Etymology 2

Reading of various Chinese characters.

Proper noun

준 • ‎(Jun) ‎(hanja 俊)

1. A rare Korean family name.

See also

• Appendix:Korean family names

Syllable

준 (jun)

1. 俊: great man

   (eumhun reading: 준걸 준 ‎(jun-geol jun))

2. 准: approve

   (eumhun reading: 승인할 준 ‎(seung-inhal jun))

3. 峻: high

   (eumhun reading: 높을 준 ‎(nopeul jun))

4. 浚: deepen

   (eumhun reading: 깊게 할 준 ‎(gipge hal jun))

5. 逡: step back

   (eumhun reading: 뒷걸음질 칠 준 ‎(dwitgeoreumjil chil jun))

6. 畯: farmer

   (eumhun reading: 농부 준 ‎(nongbu jun))

7. 皴: chapping skin

   (eumhun reading: 틀 준 ‎(teul jun))

8. 準: rule

   (eumhun reading: 법도 준 ‎(beopdo jun))

9. 雋: eminent

   (eumhun reading: 영특할 준 ‎(yeongteukhal jun))

10. 撙: hold back

    (eumhun reading: 누를 준 ‎(nureul jun))

11. 樽: drinking vessel

    (eumhun reading: 술그룻 준 ‎(sulgeurut jun))

12. 遵: pursue

    (eumhun reading: 좇을 준 ‎(jocheul jun))

13. 濬: deep

    (eumhun reading: 깊을 준 ‎(gipeul jun))

14. 駿: swift horse

    (eumhun reading: 준마 준 ‎(junma jun))

15. 罇: liquor flask

    (eumhun reading: 술두루미 준 ‎(suldurumi jun))

16. 蠢: wriggle

    (eumhun reading: 꿈틀거릴 준 ‎(kkumteulgeoril jun))

Derived terms

• 준하다 (junhada)

Etymology 3

Inflected verb form.

Verb

준 • ‎(jun)

1. given: Past determiner form of 주다 (juda, “to give”).

   그녀가 준 책

   geunyeo-ga jun chaek

   The book she gave me

2. reduced: Past determiner form of 줄다 (julda, “decrease”).
   • 2007 July 14, Busan Ilbo, "철새 지킴이 닐 무어스":

     2만마리씩 관찰되다가 1천마리 미만으로 준 '넓적부리도요'

     i-man-mari-ssik gwanchal-doedaga il-cheon-mari miman-euro jun 'neolpjeokburidoyo'

     The 'spoon-billed sandpiper', formerly observed in groups of twenty thousand but now reduced to less than one thousand

Related terms

• 주는 ‎(juneun), 주던 ‎(judeon), 주었던 ‎(jueotdeon)
• 주는 ‎(juneun), 줄던 ‎(juldeon), 줄었던 ‎(jureotdeon)