정재

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 淨齋, from 淨 (“clean, clear”) + 齋 (“religious vegetarian diet”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋd͡ʑɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋd͡ʑe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [정재/정제]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeongjae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongjae
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngjae
Yale Romanization?	cengcay

Noun

정재 • (jeongjae) (hanja 淨齋)

1. (Buddhism) kitchen in a temple

   Synonyms: 정재소(淨齋所) (jeongjaeso), 정제(淨濟) (jeongje)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 淨財, from 淨 (“clean, clear”) + 財 (“money, property”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋd͡ʑɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋd͡ʑe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [정재/정제]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeongjae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongjae
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngjae
Yale Romanization?	cengcay

Noun

정재 • (jeongjae) (hanja 淨財)

1. (religion) sanctified, devotional property also used to help others

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 呈才, from 呈 (“present, show”) + 才 (“talent, skill”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋd͡ʑɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋd͡ʑe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [정재/정제]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeongjae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongjae
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngjae
Yale Romanization?	cengcay

Noun

정재 • (jeongjae) (hanja 呈才) (historical)

1. (royal) court dance and songs during feasts

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 定在, from 定 (“fixed; certain”) + 在 (“exist”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑɛ] ~ [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [정(ː)재/정(ː)제]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeongjae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongjae
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngjae
Yale Romanization?	cēngcay

Noun

정재 • (jeongjae) (hanja 定在)

1. (philosophy) concrete and individual existence, as opposed to essential existence

   Synonyms: 다자인 (dajain, “dasein”), 현존(現存) (hyeonjon)

   Antonym: 조자인 (jojain, “sosein”)

Etymology 5

See the main entries.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋd͡ʑɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋd͡ʑe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [정재/정제]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeongjae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongjae
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngjae
Yale Romanization?	cengcay

Noun

정재 • (jeongjae)

1. Pyongan and Hamgyong form of 가마 (gama, “cauldron”)
2. Gangwon, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Pyongan, and China form of 정주(鼎廚) (jeongju, “ondol kitchen”)