Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절 ), 1447, asMiddle Korean ᄌᆞ조〮 Yale :còcwó ), originally a derived adverb of Middle Koreanᄌᆞᆽ다〮 Yale :còc-tá ) (whence also잦다 ( jatda ) ) with adverbial suffix-오 Yale :-wo ), but rarely perceived as such by modern speakers.
Romanizations Revised Romanization? jaju Revised Romanization (translit.)? jaju McCune–Reischauer? chaju Yale Romanization? cacwu
자주 • (jaju )
often ,frequently 너 가 너무 자주 아파서 엄마 가 걱정돼 .Neo-ga neomujaju apaseo eomma-ga geokjeongdwae. ―I [as your mother] am worried because you get sick toooften . Sino-Korean 自主 自 ( “ oneself ” ) +主 ( “ to own, to host; master, lord ” ) .
Romanizations Revised Romanization? jaju Revised Romanization (translit.)? jaju McCune–Reischauer? chaju Yale Romanization? cacwu
자주 • (jaju ) (hanja 自主
independence ,autonomy Sino-Korean 紫 ( “ purple ” ) +朱 ( “ cinnabar, vermilion; scarlet, red ” ) .
(SK Standard /Seoul IPA (key ) :[ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)d͡ʑu] Phonetic hangul:[자 (ː) 주 ] Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length. Romanizations Revised Romanization? jaju Revised Romanization (translit.)? jaju McCune–Reischauer? chaju Yale Romanization? cācwu
자주 • (jaju ) (hanja 紫朱
violet ;amethyst 자주:
purple ;claret 자주:
Sino-Korean 慈 ( “ mother ” ) +主 ( “ master, mistress; you ” ) .
Romanizations Revised Romanization? jaju Revised Romanization (translit.)? jaju McCune–Reischauer? chaju Yale Romanization? cacwu
자주 • (jaju ) (hanja 慈主
( archaic Literary Chinese-style Korean ) mother Synonym: ( usual formal word ) 어머님 ( eomeonim ) Sino-Korean 自 ( “ oneself ” ) +註 ( “ comment, note, annotation ” ) .
Romanizations Revised Romanization? jaju Revised Romanization (translit.)? jaju McCune–Reischauer? chaju Yale Romanization? cacwu
자주 • (jaju ) (hanja 自註
( literary studies ) footnote , self-annotation ,note written on one's ownwriting ( literary studies ) act of writing afootnote ,annotation ,note on one's ownwriting Sino-Korean 自 ( “ oneself ” ) +做 ( “ to do; to make ” ) .
Romanizations Revised Romanization? jaju Revised Romanization (translit.)? jaju McCune–Reischauer? chaju Yale Romanization? cacwu
자주 • (jaju ) (hanja 自做
( uncommon ) synonym of자작(自作) ( jajak ) 
