명

명 U+BA85, 명 HANGUL SYLLABLE MYEONG Composition: ㅁ + ㅕ + ㅇ ← 몄 [U+BA84] Hangul Syllables 몆 → [U+BA86]

며멱멲멳면멵멶 멷멸멹멺멻멼멽 멾멿몀몁몂몃몄 명몆몇몈몉몊몋
메 ←	→ 몌

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 名, from the Middle Korean reading 며ᇰ (Yale: myèng).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjʌ̹ŋ]

  • (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [명]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeong
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏng
Yale Romanization?	myeng

Noun

명 • (myeong) (hanja 名)

1. (formal, written) name

   Synonym: 이름 (ireum)

Counter

명 • (myeong) (hanja 名)

1. Counter for people

   다섯 명이 서 있습니다. ― Daseot myeong'i seo itseumnida. ― There are five people standing.

Prefix

명— • (myeong-) (hanja 名)

1. famous; great; noted

   명배우 (名俳優) ― myeongbae'u ― a famous actor

   명탐정 (名探偵) ― myeongtamjeong ― a great detective

Derived terms

• 명(名)하다 (myeonghada)
• See the hanja entry at 名 for Sino-Korean compounds of 명 (名, myeong).

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 命, from the Middle Korean reading 며ᇰ〯 (Yale: myěng).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjɘ(ː)ŋ]

  • (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [명(ː)]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeong
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏng
Yale Romanization?	myēng

Noun

명 • (myeong) (hanja 命)

1. command; order
   • 훈민정음 해례본

     세종 임금의 명으로 정인지 등이 한글의 창제 원리와 사용법을 설명하고 예를 든 책.

     Sejong imgeum-ui myeong-euro Jeong'inji deung-i han'geur-ui changje wolli-wa sayongbeob-eul seolmyeonghago ye-reul deun chaek.

     A book where Jeong Inji and others explain the principles of creation and method of usage of hangeul and give examples, under the command of King Sejong.

   Synonym: 명령(命令) (myeongnyeong)

2. life; one's existence

   Synonym: 목숨 (moksum)

3. fate; destiny

   Synonym: 운명(運命) (unmyeong)

Derived terms

• 명(命)하다 (myeonghada)
• See the hanja entry at 命 for Sino-Korean compounds of 명 (命, myeong).

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 明, from the Middle Korean reading 며ᇰ (Yale: myèng).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjʌ̹ŋ]

  • (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [명]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Myeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Myeong
McCune–Reischauer?	Myŏng
Yale Romanization?	myeng

Proper noun

명 • (Myeong) (hanja 明)

1. the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

   Synonym: 명(明)나라 (myeongnara)

2. a surname

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 明 for Sino-Korean compounds of 명 (明, myeong).

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

명 (myeong)

Extended content

名: (MC reading: 名 (MC miᴇŋ)) 命: (MC reading: 命 (MC mˠiæŋH)) 明: (MC reading: 明 (MC mˠiæŋ)) 鳴: (MC reading: 鳴 (MC mˠiæŋ)) 銘: (MC reading: 銘 (MC meŋ)) 冥: (MC reading: 冥 (MC meŋ)) 溟: (MC reading: 溟 (MC meŋ, meŋX)) 暝: (MC reading: 暝 (MC meŋ, meŋH)) 椧: (MC reading: 椧) 皿: (MC reading: 皿 (MC mˠiæŋX)) 瞑: (MC reading: 瞑 (MC men, meŋ, menH)) 茗: (MC reading: 茗 (MC meŋX)) 蓂: (MC reading: 蓂 (MC meŋ, mek̚)) 螟: (MC reading: 螟 (MC meŋ)) 酩: (MC reading: 酩 (MC meŋX)) 慏: (MC reading: 慏 (MC miᴇŋX)) 洺: (MC reading: 洺 (MC miᴇŋ)) 眀: (MC reading: 眀) 䳟: (MC reading: 䳟 (MC mˠiæŋ))