적재

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹k̚t͡ɕ͈ɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʌ̹k̚t͡ɕ͈e̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [적째/적쩨]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeokjae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeogjae
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏkchae
Yale Romanization?	cekcay

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 積載.

Noun

적재 • (jeokjae) (hanja 積載)

1. loading, embarking (on a vehicle, a vessel, etc.)
   • 2014, 박민규 [bangmin'gyu], “눈먼 자들의 국가 [nunmeon jadeurui gukga]”, in 눈먼 자들의 국가 [nunmeon jadeurui gukga, The Country of the Blind], Munhak dongne, →ISBN, page 63:

     평형수를 비우면 비우는 만큼, 배에 실을 수 있는 화물의 양은 증가했다. 적재와 적재와 적재와 적재...... 우리는 그것을 기적이라 생각했다.

     Pyeonghyeongsu-reul biumyeon biuneun mankeum, bae-e sireul su inneun hwamur-ui yang-eun jeunggahaetda. Jeokjaewa jeokjaewa jeokjaewa jeokjae...... Uri-neun geugeos-eul gijeogira saenggakhaetda.

     The more we emptied out the ballast water, the more we could load onto the vessel. Loading and loading and loading and loading... We thought that was a miracle.

Derived terms

• 적재(積載)되다 (jeokjaedoeda)
• 적재(積載)하다 (jeokjaehada)
• 적재량(積載量) (jeokjaeryang)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 適材.

Noun

적재 • (jeokjae) (hanja 適材)

1. appropriate talent (for a certain task)