See also: -우-, -우, and
U+C6B0, 우
HANGUL SYLLABLE U
Composition: +

[U+C6AF]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C6B1]




요 ←→ 워

Jeju edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Korean (wùh), from Old Korean 上只 (*WUk). Cognate with Korean (wi).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?u
Revised Romanization (translit.)?u
Yale Romanization?wu

Noun edit

(u)

  1. above, upper, upside, top
    Antonym: 알레 (alle)
    ᄁᆞ장u-kkawjangto the top
    u-rotoward the top
    부떠u-butteofrom the top
    u-uion the top
    고넹이 의ᄌᆞ 이서 .
    Goneng'i-reul uijaw u-iseo bwan.
    I saw the cat on top of the chair.

Derived terms edit

Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Korean (wùh), from Old Korean 上只 (*WUk).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

South Korean
Standard Language
(wi)
North Korean
Standard Language
(u)

(u)

  1. Alternative form of (wi, top, above).
Usage notes edit
  • This form is considered standard in North Korea and dialectal in South Korea, despite being common in South Korean dialects as well. The opposite is true for (wi).

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Korean word from (right-side).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [u(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?u
Revised Romanization (translit.)?u
McCune–Reischauer?u
Yale Romanization?

Noun edit

(u)

  1. (formal) right side
    Synonyms: 우측(右側) (ucheuk), 오른쪽 (oreunjjok)
    Antonym: 좌(左) (jwa, left side)
  2. (politics) right wing
    Synonyms: 우파(右派) (upa), 우익(右翼) (u'ik)
    Antonym: 좌(左) (jwa, political left)
Usage notes edit
  • Commonly written in hanja in news headlines, even in contemporary text otherwise devoid of Chinese characters.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

Sino-Korean word from (foolish).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

(u) (hanja )

  1. foolish mistake
    범하고 말았습니다.U-reul beom-hago maratseumnida.I ended up committing a foolish error.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 4 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

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

Ideophone edit

(u)

  1. Conveys forceful collective movement, e.g. of crowds or gusts.
    분노한 시위대 대통령궁으로 몰려들었다.
    Bunno-han siwidae-deur-i daetongnyeonggung-euro u mollyeo-deureotda.
    The outraged protesters stormed into the presidential palace.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 5 edit

Sino-Korean word from (excellent).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

(u) (hanja )

  1. The second-highest score in the five-point grading system in South Korean schools, ultimately abolished in 2012; equivalent to B in the Roman alphabet grading scheme.
    Coordinate terms: 수(秀) (su), 미(美) (mi), 양(良) (yang), 가(可) (ga)
Derived terms edit

Etymology 6 edit

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [u(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?u
Revised Romanization (translit.)?u
McCune–Reischauer?u
Yale Romanization?

Noun edit

(u) (hanja )

  1. (archaic Literary Chinese-style Korean) or; and
Derived terms edit

Etymology 7 edit

Sino-Korean word from (fifth note in the pentatonic scale).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [u(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?u
Revised Romanization (translit.)?u
McCune–Reischauer?u
Yale Romanization?

Noun edit

(u) (hanja )

  1. (music) the fifth note in the pentatonic scale of East Asian classical music, equivalent to la
Derived terms edit

Etymology 8 edit

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable edit

(u)

Extended content
  1. : residence
    (eumhun reading: (jip u))
    (MC reading: (MC hjuX))
  2. : rain
    (eumhun reading: (bi u))
    (MC reading: (MC hjuX|hjuH))
  3. : meet
    (eumhun reading: 만날 (mannal u))
    (MC reading: (MC ngjuH))
  4. : sufficient
    (eumhun reading: 넉넉할 (neongneok-hal u))
    (MC reading: (MC 'juw))
  5. : friend
    (eumhun reading: (beot u))
    (MC reading: (MC hjuwX))
  6. : an ancient king
    (eumhun reading: 임금 (imgeum u))
    (MC reading: (MC hjuX))
  7. : cattle
    (eumhun reading: (so u))
    (MC reading: (MC ngjuw))
  8. : right
    (eumhun reading: 오른 (oreun u))
    (MC reading: (MC hjuwX|hjuwH))
  9. : post
    (eumhun reading: 우편 (upyeon u))
    (MC reading: (MC hjuw))
  10. : again
    (eumhun reading: (tto u))
    (MC reading: (MC hjuwH))
  11. : fortune
    (eumhun reading: (bok u))
    (MC reading: (MC hjuwH))
  12. : anxiety
    (eumhun reading: 근심 (geunsim u))
    (MC reading: (MC 'juw))
  13. : to help
    (eumhun reading: 도울 (doul u))
    (MC reading: (MC hjuwH))
  14. : foolish
    (eumhun reading: 어리석을 (eoriseogeul u))
    (MC reading: (MC ngju))
  15. : pair
    (eumhun reading: (jjak u))
    (MC reading: (MC nguwX|nguwH))
  16. : Literary Chinese particle
    (eumhun reading: 어조사 (eojosa u))
    (MC reading: (MC hju))
  17. : wing
    (eumhun reading: 날개 (nalgae u))
    (MC reading: (MC hjuX|hjuH))
  18. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngjuH))
  19. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngju))
  20. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngju))
  21. :
    (MC reading: (MC hjuw))
  22. :
    (MC reading: (MC hju|'ju|'juX))
  23. :
    (MC reading: )
  24. :
    (MC reading: (MC hju))
  25. :
    (MC reading: (MC hju|xju))
  26. :
    (MC reading: (MC hju|hjuH))
  27. :
    (MC reading: (MC xju))
  28. :
    (MC reading: (MC hju))
  29. :
    (MC reading: (MC hjuX))
  30. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'ju))
  31. :
    (MC reading: (MC nguwX))
  32. :
    (MC reading: (MC hju))
  33. :
    (MC reading: )
  34. :
    (MC reading: )
  35. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngjuX))
  36. :
    (MC reading: )
  37. :
    (MC reading: (MC xju|hjuH))
  38. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngju))
  39. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngju))
  40. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngjuH))
  41. :
    (MC reading: (MC hju))
  42. :
    (MC reading: (MC hjuw))
  43. :
    (MC reading: (MC xju))
  44. :
    (MC reading: (MC hju))
  45. :
    (MC reading: (MC nguwX))