jan. [자] (hanja: 字) letter, character ; (hanja: 者): a person ; (hanja: 子): fruit ; seed of rat (Chinese zodiac sign) ; fruit ; seed of ; rat (Chinese zodiac sign) ; janum. [자] 10 ; jan. [자] ruler, rule, straightedge ; ja or Korean foot, a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 30.3 cm. ; japart. [자] let's ; ja-eopjadeukn. [자업자득] making one's bed and lying in it, reaping what one sows ; jaan. [자아] ego ; self ; jabaekn. [자백] confession ; jabeollen. [자벌레] inchworm, measuring worm ; jabin. [자비] mercy ; jabonn. [자본] capital ; jabonjuuin. [자본주의] capitalism ; jachen. [자체] the thing itself ; jachin. [자치] The Korean taimen, Hucho ishikawae. ; Any fish of a similar length. ; jachithamyeonadv. [자칫하면] nearly, almost, narrowly ; jachwihadav. [자취하다] cook for oneself ; board oneself ;