지레

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɾe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [지레]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jire
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jile
McCune–Reischauer?	chire
Yale Romanization?	ciley

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

지레 • (jire)

1. lever

Derived terms

• 지레질 (jirejil): levering
• 지레질하다 (jirejilhada): to lever
• 지렛대 (jiretdae): lever
• 지렛목 (jirenmok): fulcrum, pivot

See also

• 그네 (geune): swing
• 그네뛰기 (geunettwigi): swinging
• 그네뛰다 (geunettwida): to swing
• 널 (neol): plank; seesaw, teeter-totter
• 널뛰기 (neolttwigi): seesawing
• 널뛰다 (neolttwida): to seesaw
• 저울 (jeoul): balance, scale
• 저울질 (jeouljil): weighing, scaling
• 저울질하다 (jeouljilhada): to weigh, scale
• 줄 (jul): rope
• 줄타기 (jultagi): tightrope walking
• 줄타기하다 (jultagihada): to walk on the tightrope
• 줄타다 (jultada): to walk on the tightope

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Adverb

지레 • (jire)

1. beforehand, in advance

Synonyms

• 미리 (miri)
• 앞서 (apseo)

Derived terms

• 지레 짐작 (jire jimjak): conjecture, guesswork
• 지레채다 (jirechaeda): to know in advance, to foresee