Korean

Syllable

질 • ‎(jil)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅈ, ㅣ, and ㄹ.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 質 ‎(“substance; quality”)

Noun

질 • ‎(jil) ‎(hanja 質)

1. quality

   품질 (品質, pumjil, “quality”)

   질이 나쁜 종이‎ ― jiri nappeun jong-i ― bad-quality paper

   우리는 질 좋은 포도주를 마셨다.‎

   Urineun jil jo-eun podojureul masyeotda.

   We had some good-quality wine.

2. nature, disposition

   뛰어나게 질이 좋은 학생‎ ― ttwieonage jiri jo-eun haksaeng ― an exceptionally brilliant student

   그는 보기와는 달리 질이 나쁜 사람이다.‎

   Geuneun bogiwaneun dalli jiri nappeun saramida.

   Unlike his appearance, he is a bad person.

   어머니는 내가 질이 안 좋은 친구들과 어울리는 것을 싫어하셨다.‎

   Eomeonineun naega jiri an jo-eun chin-gudeulgwa eoullineun geoseul sireohasyeotda.

   My mother didn't like me hanging around with a bad crowd.

3. matter

   식물 질‎ ― singmul jil ― vegetable matter

See also

• 양 (量, yang, “quantity”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 膣 ‎(“****”)

Noun

질 • ‎(jil) ‎(hanja 膣)

1. (anatomy) ****

Etymology 4

Possibly from 짓— (jit-, “to make, to build”) / 지— (ji-, “to become, to grow, to form”) + —ㄹ (-l/r, “prospective suffix”). Compare 짓 (jit, “act, deed”).

Suffix

질 • ‎(jil)

1. A depreciative noun-forming suffix attached to nouns.

   선생질 (先生—, seonsaengjil, “(depreciative) being a teacher”), 첩질 (妾—, cheopjil, “concubinage”), 손가락질 (son-garakjil, “pointing fingers”), 서방질 (書房—, seobangjil, “cuckolding”)

2. A nominalisation suffix attached to nouns, verbs or adjectives. The act of doing ...

   톱질 (topjil, “sawing”), 망치질 (mangchijil, “hammering”), 대패질 (daepaejil, “planing”), 부채질 (buchaejil, “fanning”), 바느질 (baneujil, “sewing”)

Etymology 5

Noun

질 • ‎(jil)

1. Dialectal form of 길 (gil, “domestication, tameness”).

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 帙 ‎(“folding case, wrapper”)

Noun

질 • ‎(jil) ‎(hanja 帙)

1. folding case, wrapper (for books)
2. Classifier for a set of books. volume

Etymology 7

Verb

질 • ‎(jil)

1. Combined form of suffix —지 (-ji) with —ㄹ (-l/r, “prospective suffix”).

Etymology 8

Possibly from 질다 (jilda, “soft, watery”)

Noun

질 • ‎(jil)

1. potter's clay; unglazed clay

Derived terms

• 기와 (giwa, “roofing tile”)
• 질그릇 (jilgeureut, “pottery, earthenware”)

Etymology 9

Sino-Korean word from 秩 ‎(“official ranks; official salaries”)

Noun

질 • ‎(jil) ‎(hanja 秩)

1. (historical) official ranks; official salaries

Etymology 10

Noun

질 • ‎(jil)

1. A synonym of 간장 (—醬, ganjang, “soy sauce”) in the secret language of the ginseng diggers.

Etymology 11

Noun

질 • ‎(jil)

1. Jeju dialect for 기지개 (gijigae, “a stretch; streching one's back”).

Etymology 12

Verb

질 • ‎(jil)

1. Stem of 질다 (jilda, “soft, slushy”).

Etymology 13

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

질 (jil)

1. 質: quality

   (eumhun reading: 질 ‎(jil))

2. 疾: disease; quick

   (eumhun reading: 질 ‎(jil))

3. 秩: order, rank

   (eumhun reading: 질 ‎(jil))

4. 姪:
5. 迭:
6. 跌:
7. 窒:
8. 叱:
9. 嫉:
10. 帙:
11. 佚:
12. 桎:
13. 膣:
14. 侄:
15. 迭:
16. 瓆:
17. 絰:
18. 軼:
19. 躓:
20. 騭:
21. 垤:
22. 郅:
23. 鑕:
24. 蒺:
25. 咥:
26. 耋:
27. 晊:
28. 抶:
29. 銍:
30. 袠:
31. 瓞:
32. 袟:
33. 礩:
34. 祑:
35. 昳:
36. 翐:
37. 挃:
38. 妷:
39. 跌:
40. 桎:
41. 柣:
42. 耊:
43. 跌:
44. 绖:
45. 质:
46. 铚:
47. 锧:
48. 质:
49. 劕:
50. 厔:
51. 庢:
52. 愱:
53. 戜:
54. 嫉:
55. 櫍:
56. 洷:
57. 潌:
58. 眣:
59. 眰:
60. 秷:
61. 礩:
62. 郅:
63. 腟:
64. 秷:
65. 苵:
66. 螏:
67. 螲:
68. 詄:
69. 祑:
70. 豒:
71. 貭:
72. 㑵:
73. 㗧:
74. 㘍:
75. 愱:
76. 㜼:
77. 㩫:
78. 㲳:
79. 蒺:
80. 䏄:
81. 䑇:
82. 䜠:
83. 䟈:
84. 䬹:
85. 䱃: