년

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년 U+B144, 년
HANGUL SYLLABLE NYEON
Composition:ㄴ + ㅕ + ㄴ
← 녃
 		Hangul Syllables 녅 →
녀녁녂녃년녅녆
녇녈녉녊녋녌녍
녎녏념녑녒녓녔
녕녖녗녘녙녚녛
네 ←→ 녜

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nyeon
McCune–Reischauer?nyŏn
Yale Romanization?nyen

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

년 • (nyeon)

  1. (vulgar, sometimes offensive, sometimes referring specifically to females) bitch, bastard
    Coordinate term: 놈 (nom, “bastard”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 年 (“year”)

Counter

년 • (nyeon) (hanja 年)

  1. year
    마지막 15(십오)년
    majimak 15(sibo)nyeon
    the last 15 years
    1978(천구백칠십팔)년
    1978(cheon'gubaekchilsip'pal)nyeon
    the year of 1978

Noun

년 • (nyeon) (hanja 年)

  1. (North Korea, Yanbian) year
Alternative forms

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

년 (nyeon)

  1. 年:
    (MC reading: 年 (MC nen))
  2. 撚:
    (MC reading: 撚 (MC nenX))
  3. 碾:
    (MC reading: 碾 (MC nrjenH))
  4. 秊: Alternative form of 年
    (MC reading: 秊 (MC nen))
Usage notes

In South Korea, the hanja above are read as 연 (yeon) when used as a single word or as the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. However, the reading 년 (nyeon) is retained when the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. This is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Alternative forms
  • 연 (yeon) (South Korea)

References

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