명

명 U+BA85, 명 HANGUL SYLLABLE MYEONG Composition: ㅁ + ㅕ + ㅇ Dubeolsik input: a-u-d ← 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

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): [mjʌ̹(ː)ŋ]

  • (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [명(ː)]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of 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 hangeur-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))