"일찌감치" meaning in Korean

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Adverb

IPA: [iʎt͡ɕ͈iɡa̠mt͡ɕʰi] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: iljjigamchi [romanization]
Etymology: From Early Modern Korean 일즉암치 (ilcukamchi), from 일즉 (ilcuk) + -암치 (-amchi), analyzable as modern 일찍 (iljjik, “early”) + -암치 (-amchi). Etymology templates: {{inh|ko|ko-ear|일즉암치}} Early Modern Korean 일즉암치 (ilcukamchi), {{affix|ko-ear|일즉|-암치|nocat=y}} 일즉 (ilcuk) + -암치 (-amchi), {{affix|ko|일찍|-암치|t1=early}} 일찍 (iljjik, “early”) + -암치 (-amchi) Head templates: {{ko-adv}} 일찌감치 • (iljjigamchi)
  1. quite early
    Sense id: en-일찌감치-ko-adv-WHu--rhb
  2. as soon as possible
    Sense id: en-일찌감치-ko-adv-E4CMQp16 Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms suffixed with -암치, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Korean terms suffixed with -암치: 0 100 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 0 100 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 일찍이 (iljjigi)
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "ko-ear",
        "3": "일즉암치"
      },
      "expansion": "Early Modern Korean 일즉암치 (ilcukamchi)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko-ear",
        "2": "일즉",
        "3": "-암치",
        "nocat": "y"
      },
      "expansion": "일즉 (ilcuk) + -암치 (-amchi)",
      "name": "affix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "일찍",
        "3": "-암치",
        "t1": "early"
      },
      "expansion": "일찍 (iljjik, “early”) + -암치 (-amchi)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Early Modern Korean 일즉암치 (ilcukamchi), from 일즉 (ilcuk) + -암치 (-amchi), analyzable as modern 일찍 (iljjik, “early”) + -암치 (-amchi).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "iljjigamchi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "일찌감치 • (iljjigamchi)",
      "name": "ko-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "iljjigi",
      "word": "일찍이"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "quite early"
      ],
      "id": "en-일찌감치-ko-adv-WHu--rhb",
      "links": [
        [
          "quite",
          "quite"
        ],
        [
          "early",
          "early"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms suffixed with -암치",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "as soon as possible"
      ],
      "id": "en-일찌감치-ko-adv-E4CMQp16",
      "links": [
        [
          "as soon as possible",
          "as soon as possible"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[iʎt͡ɕ͈iɡa̠mt͡ɕʰi]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "일찌감치"
    },
    {
      "other": "[일찌감치]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "일찌감치"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Korean adverbs",
    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean terms derived from Early Modern Korean",
    "Korean terms inherited from Early Modern Korean",
    "Korean terms suffixed with -암치",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "ko-ear",
        "3": "일즉암치"
      },
      "expansion": "Early Modern Korean 일즉암치 (ilcukamchi)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko-ear",
        "2": "일즉",
        "3": "-암치",
        "nocat": "y"
      },
      "expansion": "일즉 (ilcuk) + -암치 (-amchi)",
      "name": "affix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "일찍",
        "3": "-암치",
        "t1": "early"
      },
      "expansion": "일찍 (iljjik, “early”) + -암치 (-amchi)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Early Modern Korean 일즉암치 (ilcukamchi), from 일즉 (ilcuk) + -암치 (-amchi), analyzable as modern 일찍 (iljjik, “early”) + -암치 (-amchi).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "iljjigamchi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "일찌감치 • (iljjigamchi)",
      "name": "ko-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "iljjigi",
      "word": "일찍이"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "quite early"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "quite",
          "quite"
        ],
        [
          "early",
          "early"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "as soon as possible"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "as soon as possible",
          "as soon as possible"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[iʎt͡ɕ͈iɡa̠mt͡ɕʰi]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "일찌감치"
    },
    {
      "other": "[일찌감치]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "일찌감치"
}

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