난

난 U+B09C, 난 HANGUL SYLLABLE NAN Composition: ㄴ + ㅏ + ㄴ ← 낛 [U+B09B] Hangul Syllables 낝 → [U+B09D]

나낙낚낛난낝낞 낟날낡낢낣낤낥 낦낧남납낪낫났 낭낮낯낰낱낲낳
끼 ←	→ 내

See also: -난

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [난]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nan
McCune–Reischauer?	nan
Yale Romanization?	nan

Etymology 1

Contraction of "나는"

Pronoun

난 • (nan)

1. (informal) topic-marked form of 나 (na)

Etymology 2

Verb

난 • (nan)

1. past determiner of 나다 (nada)
2. past determiner of 날다 (nalda)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters

Noun

난 • (nan)

1. 亂: revolt
2. 欄: column (of a newspaper, etc.)
3. 難: (In compounds) difficult, difficulty

Derived terms

• 난(蘭) (nan): orchid, etc.
• 난간(欄干) (nan'gan): handrail
• 난관(難關) (nan'gwan): barrier, obstacle
• 난국(難局) (nan'guk): crisis
• 난자(卵子) (nanja): ovum
• 난동(亂動) (nandong): riot
• 난로(暖爐) (nallo): stove, fireplace

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters

Syllable

난 (nan)

More information

1. 乱:

   (MC reading: 乱)

2. 亂: confusion, state of chaos; revolt

   (eumhun reading: 어지러울 난 (eojireoul nan))
   (MC reading: 亂 (MC lwanH))

3. 卵: ovum

   (eumhun reading: 알 난 (al nan))
   (MC reading: 卵 (MC lwanX|lwaX))

4. 囒:

   (MC reading: 囒)

5. 圝:

   (MC reading: 圝)

6. 嬾: lazy

   (eumhun reading: 게으를 난 (geeureul nan))
   (MC reading: 嬾 (MC lanX))

7. 幱:

   (MC reading: 幱 (MC lan))

8. 懶:

   (MC reading: 懶 (MC lanX))

9. 攔:

   (MC reading: 攔 (MC lan))

10. 欄: railing, balustrade; animal pan

    (eumhun reading: 난간 난 (nan'gan nan))
    (MC reading: 欄 (MC lan))

11. 欒:

    (MC reading: 欒 (MC lwan))

12. 瀾: wave

    (eumhun reading: 물결 난 (mulgyeol nan))
    (MC reading: 瀾 (MC lan|lanH))

13. 灓:

    (MC reading: 灓 (MC lwan|lwanH|ljwenH))

14. 爛:

    (MC reading: 爛 (MC lanH))

15. 蘭: orchid

    (eumhun reading: 난초 난 (nancho nan))
    (MC reading: 蘭 (MC lan))

16. 襴:

    (MC reading: 襴)

17. 鑾:

    (MC reading: 鑾 (MC lwan))

18. 闌:

    (MC reading: 闌 (MC lan))

19. 鸞:

    (MC reading: 鸞 (MC lwan))

20. 暖: warm

    (eumhun reading: 따뜻할 난 (ttatteuthal nan))
    (MC reading: 暖 (MC nwanX))

21. 煖:

    (MC reading: 煖 (MC xjwon|nwanX))

22. 難: difficulty

    (eumhun reading: 어려울 난 (eoryeoul nan))
    (MC reading: 難 (MC nan|nanH))

23. 煗:

    (MC reading: 煗 (MC nwanX))

24. 餪:

    (MC reading: 餪 (MC nwanX))

25. 偄:

    (MC reading: 偄 (MC nywenX|nwanH))

26. 赧:

    (MC reading: 赧 (MC nraenX))