간장

Korean

Etymology 1

간 (gan) +‎ 장 (jang, 醬)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ɲd͡ʑa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [간장]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ganjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ganjang
McCune–Reischauer?	kanjang
Yale Romanization?	kan.cang

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 간장의 / 간장에 / 간장까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on both syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

간장 • (ganjang)

1. soy sauce made from soybean

   간장공장 공장장은 강 공장장이고 된장공장 공장장은 공 공장장이다. (빠른말)

   ganjanggongjang gongjangjang-eun Gang gongjangjang'igo doenjanggongjang gongjangjang-eun Gong gongjangjang-ida. (ppareunmal)

   The leader of soy sauce factory is Mr. Gang, while the leader of fermented soybean paste factory is Mr. Gong. (tongue-twister)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 肝臟

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ɲd͡ʑa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [간(ː)장]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ganjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ganjang
McCune–Reischauer?	kanjang
Yale Romanization?	kān.cang

Noun

간장 • (ganjang) (hanja 肝臟)

1. liver and intestine

Related terms

• 간 (肝, gan)