씨제이
ssijei
CJ is the name of a large South Korean conglomerate, written in Korean as 씨제이 (ssijei).
씨제이 is used to refer to the name of the CJ Group, a major South Korean conglomerate. If you wish to refer specifically to the entire organization, you can use the term 씨제이 그룹 (Ssi-Je-I Geu-Rup).
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is ssijei.
Did you know?
- The 'C' in 씨제이 originally stood for 'Cheil', meaning 'the best' or 'the first' in Korean.
- In corporate Korean, 씨제이 is an example of a 'chaebol' name, a term for family-run conglomerates that dominate the national economy.
- If you were to look for the company in a Korean dictionary, you would not find it under 'C' or 'J' but under the Korean alphabet sequence starting with ㅆ.
Examples in context
- 씨제이는 한국에서 유명한 기업입니다.CJ is a famous company in Korea.
- 씨제이야, 이번 주말에 같이 나들이 하러 가자!CJ, let's go out together this weekend!
- 씨제이 그룹은 아주 커요.Ssijei geureubeun aju keoyo.CJ Group is very large.
- 그 회사는 씨제이예요.Geu hoesaneun Ssijeiyeyo.That company is CJ.
- 씨제이 관련 주식을 샀어요.Ssijei gwallyeon jusigeul sasseoyo.I bought stocks related to CJ.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about business news at a cafe.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo수빈 씨, 씨제이 뉴스 봤어요?Subin ssi, Ssijei nyuseu bwasseoyo?Subin, did you see the CJ news?
- 수빈 Su-bin아니요, 무슨 일이에요?Aniyo, museun irieyo?No, what happened?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo씨제이가 새로운 사업을 시작한대요.Ssijeiga saeroun saeobeul sijakhandaeyo.I heard CJ is starting a new business.
- 수빈 Su-bin정말 흥미로운 소식이네요.Jeongmal heungmiroun sosigineyo.That is very interesting news.
