하루

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄒᆞᄅᆞ (Yale: hòlò), from Proto-Koreanic *hot (“one”) + *hoL (“day”) with intervocalic lenition.

Pronunciation

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

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• Phonetic hangul: [하루]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haru
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	halu
McCune–Reischauer?	haru
Yale Romanization?	halwu

Noun

하루 • (haru)

1. a day, 24 hours
2. daytime

Derived terms

• 열하루 (yeolharu)
• 초하루 (choharu)
• 하룻날 (harunnal)

 

See also

Korean words for the number of days

one day	two days	three days	four days	five days	six days	seven days	eight days	nine days	ten days	fifteen days
하루 (haru)	이틀 (iteul)	사흘 (saheul)	나흘 (naheul)	닷새 (datsae)	엿새 (yeotsae)	이레 (ire)	여드레 (yeodeure)	아흐레 (aheure)	열흘 (yeolheul)	보름 (boreum)