뇌

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뇌 U+B1CC, 뇌
HANGUL SYLLABLE NOE
Composition:ㄴ + ㅚ
← 뇋
 		Hangul Syllables 뇍 →
뇌뇍뇎뇏뇐뇑뇒
뇓뇔뇕뇖뇗뇘뇙
뇚뇛뇜뇝뇞뇟뇠
뇡뇢뇣뇤뇥뇦뇧
놰 ←→ 뇨

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 腦 (“brain”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?noe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?noe
McCune–Reischauer?noe
Yale Romanization?nōy

Noun

뇌 • (noe) (hanja 腦)

  1. brain
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 惱 (“anger”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?noe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?noe
McCune–Reischauer?noe
Yale Romanization?nōy

Noun

뇌 • (noe) (hanja 惱)

  1. (only used in compounds) mental suffering
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

뇌 • (noe)

  1. 腦: brain
    (eumhun reading: 머리 뇌 (meori noe))
    (MC reading: 腦 (MC nawX|nawH))
  2. 惱: to agonize
    (eumhun reading: 괴로워할 뇌 (goerowohal noe))
    (MC reading: 惱 (MC nawX))
  3. 餒:
    (MC reading: 餒 (MC nwojX))
  4. 匘:
    (MC reading: 匘)
  5. 脳: alternative form of 腦
    (MC reading: 脳)
  6. 悩: alternative form of 惱
    (MC reading: 悩)

Etymology 4

South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 뢰 (roe).

Syllable

뇌 • (noe)

  1. (South Korea) 雷: thunder; lightning bolt
    (eumhun reading: 우레 뇌 (ure noe))
    (MC reading: 雷 (MC lwoj))
  2. (South Korea) 賴:
    (MC reading: 賴 (MC lajH))
  3. (South Korea) 瀨: rapids
    (eumhun reading: 여울 뇌 (yeoul noe))
    (MC reading: 瀨 (MC lajH))
  4. (South Korea) 儡: puppet
    (eumhun reading: 꼭두각시 뇌 (kkokdugaksi noe))
    (MC reading: 儡 (MC lwoj|lwojX))
  5. (South Korea) 牢:
    (MC reading: 牢 (MC law))
  6. (South Korea) 磊:
    (MC reading: 磊 (MC lwojX))
  7. (South Korea) 賂: bribe; bribery
    (eumhun reading: 뇌물 뇌 (noemul noe))
    (MC reading: 賂 (MC luH))
  8. (South Korea) 賚:
    (MC reading: 賚 (MC lojH))
  9. (South Korea) 耒:
    (MC reading: 耒 (MC lwijX|lwojH))
  10. (South Korea) 攂:
    (MC reading: 攂 (MC lwojH))
  11. (South Korea) 礌:
    (MC reading: 礌)
  12. (South Korea) 礧:
    (MC reading: 礧 (MC lwojX|lwojH))
  13. (South Korea) 籟:
    (MC reading: 籟 (MC lajH))
  14. (South Korea) 纇:
    (MC reading: 纇 (MC lwojH))
  15. (South Korea) 罍:
    (MC reading: 罍 (MC lwoj))
  16. (South Korea) 蕾:
    (MC reading: 蕾 (MC lwojX))
  17. (South Korea) 誄:
    (MC reading: 誄 (MC lwijX))
  18. (South Korea) 酹:
    (MC reading: 酹 (MC lwajH|lwojH))
  19. (South Korea) 頼: alternative form of 賴
    (MC reading: 頼)
  20. (South Korea) 瀬:
    (MC reading: 瀬)
  21. (South Korea) 顂:
    (MC reading: 顂)
Usage notes

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 뢰 (roe) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from 뢰 (roe) to 뇌 (noe) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Alternative forms
  • 뢰 (roe) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

References

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