Etymology 1 Edit
Sino-Korean word from 有 , from the Middle Korean reading 유 (Yale : yu ).
Pronunciation Edit
(SK Standard /Seoul ) IPA (key ) : [ju(ː)] Phonetic hangul: [유 (ː) ] Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length. Romanizations Revised Romanization? yu Revised Romanization (translit.)? yu McCune–Reischauer? yu Yale Romanization? yū
유 • (yu ) (hanja 有 )
existence , being ( especially in contrast to the concept of nothingness or non-existence )
무 에서 유 를 창조하다 mu-eseo yu -reul changjohada to create something out of nothing Antonym: 무(無) ( mu , “ nothing , nothingness ” )
유— • (yu- ) (hanja 有 )
there is ..., having ...; a prefix indicating the existence of something
유 의미 (有 意味) ― yu uimi ― meaningful
유 자격 (有 資格) ― yu jagyeok ― qualified (lit. having qualifications) Derived terms Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
Sino-Korean word from 類 , from the Middle Korean reading 류 (Yale : lyu ).
Pronunciation Edit
(SK Standard /Seoul ) IPA (key ) : [ju(ː)] Phonetic hangul: [유 (ː) ] Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length. Romanizations Revised Romanization? yu Revised Romanization (translit.)? yu McCune–Reischauer? yu Yale Romanization? yū
유 • (yu ) (hanja 類 )
Alternative form of 류(類) ( ryu , “ type ; kind ; sort ” ) .
( biology , taxonomy ) a family or genus Usage notes Edit
The prescriptive South Korean standard demands the pronunciation 유 ( yu ) for this character when used as a noun, but 류 ( ryu ) is by far the more common—the number of Google search results preliminarily suggest that 류 ( ryu ) is about ten times more frequent than 유 ( yu ) . South Korean legal documents also regularly use the "incorrect" 류 ( ryu ) . In North Korea, only 류 ( ryu ) is accepted.
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Etymology 3 Edit
From English u .
Pronunciation Edit
Romanizations Revised Romanization? yu Revised Romanization (translit.)? yu McCune–Reischauer? yu Yale Romanization? yu
유 • (yu )
The Korean reading of the Latin alphabet letter u . Etymology 4 Edit
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
유 (yu)
Extended content
由 : (MC reading : 由 (MC jɨu ))
油 : (MC reading : 油 (MC jɨu, jɨuH ))
酉 : (MC reading : 酉 (MC jɨuX ))
有 : (MC reading : 有 (MC ɦɨuX ))
猶 : (MC reading : 猶 (MC jɨu, jɨuH ))
唯 : (MC reading : 唯 (MC jiuɪ, jiuɪX ))
遊 : (MC reading : 遊 (MC jɨu ))
遺 : (MC reading : 遺 (MC jiuɪ, jiuɪH ))
幼 : (MC reading : 幼 (MC ʔiɪuH ))
幽 : (MC reading : 幽 (MC ʔiɪu ))
惟 : (MC reading : 惟 (MC jiuɪ ))
維 : (MC reading : 維 (MC jiuɪ ))
裕 : (MC reading : 裕 (MC jɨoH ))
誘 : (MC reading : 誘 (MC jɨuX ))
愈 : (MC reading : 愈 (MC jɨoX ))
悠 : (MC reading : 悠 (MC jɨu ))
喩 : (MC reading : 喩 (MC jɨoH ))
兪 : (MC reading : 兪 (MC jɨo ))
游 : (MC reading : 游 (MC jɨu ))
諭 : (MC reading : 諭 (MC jɨoH ))
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柔 : (MC reading : 柔 (MC ȵɨu ))
乳 : (MC reading : 乳 (MC ȵɨoX ))
儒 : (MC reading : 儒 (MC ȵɨo ))
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柳 : (MC reading : 柳 (MC lɨuX ))
留 : (MC reading : 留 (MC lɨu, lɨuH ))
流 : (MC reading : 流 (MC lɨu ))
類 : (MC reading : 類 (MC liuɪH ))
琉 : (MC reading : 琉 (MC lɨu ))
劉 : (MC reading : 劉 (MC lɨu ))
硫 : (MC reading : 硫 (MC lɨu ))
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紐 : (MC reading : 紐 (MC ɳɨuX ))
鈕 : (MC reading : 鈕 (MC ɳɨuX ))
杻 : (MC reading : 杻 (MC ɳɨuX ))