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

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




요 ←→ 워

Jeju

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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(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.

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

(u)

  1. Alternative form of (wi, top, above).
Usage notes
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  • 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

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Sino-Korean word from (right-side).

Pronunciation

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  • (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

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(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)
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  • Commonly written in hanja in news headlines, even in contemporary text otherwise devoid of Chinese characters.
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Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from (foolish).

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

Noun

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(u) (hanja )

  1. foolish mistake
    범하고 말았습니다.U-reul beom-hago maratseumnida.I ended up committing a foolish error.
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Etymology 4

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

Pronunciation

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

Ideophone

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(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.
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Etymology 5

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Sino-Korean word from (excellent).

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

Noun

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(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)
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Etymology 6

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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  • (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

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(u) (hanja )

  1. (archaic Literary Chinese-style Korean) or; and
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Etymology 7

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

Pronunciation

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  • (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

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(u) (hanja )

  1. (music) the fifth note in the pentatonic scale of East Asian classical music, equivalent to la
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Etymology 8

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Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(u)