음

음 U+C74C, 음
HANGUL SYLLABLE EUM
Composition:ㅇ + ㅡ + ㅁ
← 읋
[U+C74B] 		Hangul Syllables 읍 →
[U+C74D]
See also: -음

Korean
으윽윾윿은읁읂
읃을읅읆읇읈읉
읊읋음읍읎읏읐
응읒읓읔읕읖읗
유 ←→ 의

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eum
McCune–Reischauer?ŭm
Yale Romanization?um

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic; compare English hmm.

Interjection

음 • (eum)

  1. hmm, umm, uh; indicating thinking or pondering, often with a sense of hesitation.
    음, 맞는 말인 거 같아. ― Eum, manneun mar-in geo gata. ― Hmm, I think you're right.
    음, 이건 좀 아니지 않아? ― Eum, igeon jom ani-ji ana? ― Uh, isn't this kind of wrong?

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 陰 (“the female principle yin”)

Noun

음 • (eum) (hanja 陰)

  1. yin, the essential female principle in eastern religion or philosophy
    Antonym: 양(陽) (yang)
    Hypernym: 음양(陰陽) (eumyang, “yin-yang”)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 音 (“sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation”)

Noun

음 • (eum) (hanja 音)

  1. (formal) sound (in general)
    Synonym: 소리 (sori)
  2. (music) sound, tune
  3. (Chinese phonology) reading of a character
    Coordinate term: 훈(訓) (hun)
Derived terms

Further reading
  • 음 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.
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