만

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만 U+B9CC, 만
HANGUL SYLLABLE MAN
Composition:ㅁ + ㅏ + ㄴ
← 맋
 		Hangul Syllables 맍 →
마막맊맋만맍많
맏말맑맒맓맔맕
맖맗맘맙맚맛맜
망맞맟맠맡맢맣
리 ←→ 매
See also: -만

Korean

Etymology 1

Korean numbers (edit)
 ←  10  ←  1,000 10,000 100,000  →  10,000,000 (107)  → 
    Sino-Korean: 만 (man)
    Hanja: 萬

Sino-Korean word from 萬 (“ten thousand”).

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?man
Revised Romanization (translit.)?man
McCune–Reischauer?man
Yale Romanization?mān

Numeral

만 • (man) (hanja 萬)

  1. ten thousand
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 灣.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

만 • (man) (hanja 灣)

  1. bay, gulf
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

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

Dependent noun

만 • (man)

  1. (after ㄹ (-l, irrealis adnominal suffix)) indicates that an action is expected, reasonable, or justified
    그런 식으로 놀려 댔으니 화를 낼 만도 하지.
    Geureon sig-euro nollyeo daess-euni hwa-reul nael man-do haji.
    Since you have made fun of like that, it is only natural that gets angry.
  2. (after ㄹ (-l, irrealis adnominal suffix)) indicates that an action is possible or accepted
    맛은 절대 없었는데 그래도 먹을 만은 했다.
    Mas-eun jeoldae eopseon-neunde geuraedo meogeul man-eun haetda.
    It wasn't delicious by any means, but it was nonetheless edible.
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

만 (man)

Extended content
  1. 晚:
    (MC reading: 晚 (MC mjonX))
  2. 滿:
    (MC reading: 滿 (MC manX))
  3. 慢:
    (MC reading: 慢 (MC maenH))
  4. 漫:
    (MC reading: 漫 (MC manH))
  5. 曼:
    (MC reading: 曼 (MC man|mjonH))
  6. 蔓:
    (MC reading: 蔓 (MC man|mjonH))
  7. 鏋:
    (MC reading: 鏋 (MC manX))
  8. 卍:
    (MC reading: 卍)
  9. 娩:
    (MC reading: 娩 (MC mjonX|mjenX|mjunH|mjonH|phjonH))
  10. 巒:
    (MC reading: 巒 (MC lwan))
  11. 彎:
    (MC reading: 彎 (MC 'waen))
  12. 挽:
    (MC reading: 挽 (MC mjonX))
  13. 瞞:
    (MC reading: 瞞 (MC man))
  14. 輓:
    (MC reading: 輓 (MC mjonX|mjonH))
  15. 饅:
    (MC reading: 饅 (MC man))
  16. 鰻:
    (MC reading: 鰻 (MC man|mjonH))
  17. 蠻:
    (MC reading: 蠻 (MC maen))
  18. 墁:
    (MC reading: 墁 (MC man|manH))
  19. 嫚:
    (MC reading: 嫚 (MC maenH))
  20. 幔:
    (MC reading: 幔 (MC manH))
  21. 縵:
    (MC reading: 縵 (MC manH|maenH))
  22. 謾:
    (MC reading: 謾 (MC man|maen|mjien|manH|maenH))
  23. 蹣:
    (MC reading: 蹣 (MC ban|man))
  24. 鏝:
    (MC reading: 鏝 (MC man|manH))
  25. 鬘:
    (MC reading: 鬘 (MC maen))
  26. 万: Alternative form of 萬
    (MC reading: 万 (MC mjonH|mok))
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