Korean word

주간

Pronunciation

Romanizationchugan

Meaning

  • noundaytime

Example

가게는 주간에 더 손님이 많아요.ka ge neun chu ga ne teo son ni mi ma na yo

The store has more customers during the day.

Illustration for 주간 (daytime)

More examples

나는 주간 근무라서 아침에 출근해요.na neun chu gan keun mu ra seo a chi me chul geun hae yo

I work the day shift, so I go to work in the morning.

Core concept

The full stretch of daylight, from when the sun is up until night begins.

Common phrases

  • 주간에chu ga ne

    during the day

  • 주간 근무chu gan keun mu

    day shift

Similar words

낮nat: The naturally lit hours when things can be seen outside.
한낮hannat: The strongest midday light and heat around the sun's highest point.
오전ojeon: The part of the day that comes before twelve noon.
오후ohu: The part of the day that comes after twelve noon and before evening.

Definition in Korean

해가 떠 있는 낮 시간 전체를 가리키는 말.hae ga tteo in neun nat si gan cheon che reul ka ri ki neun mal

Word origin

The daytime meaning comes from a Sino-Korean formation for the span of daylight and is separate from a homophone used for weekly meanings.

Usage tips

  • Context matters because the same pronunciation can refer to weekly matters, so nearby scheduling words often show which meaning is intended.

Other meanings

  • weekly magazinenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 주간지chuganjiweekly magazinenoun
  • 주간근무chugangeunmuday shiftnoun

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