약

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약 U+C57D, 약
HANGUL SYLLABLE YAG
Composition:ㅇ + ㅑ + ㄱ
← 야
 		Hangul Syllables 앾 →
야약앾앿얀얁얂
얃얄얅얆얇얈얉
얊얋얌얍얎얏얐
양얒얓얔얕얖얗
애 ←→ 얘

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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약 (yak) is used prominently on storefronts as a signifier for pharmacies.

Sino-Korean word from 藥 (“drug; medicine”), from the Middle Korean reading 약〮 (Yale: yák).

Noun

약 • (yak) (hanja 藥)

  1. drug; medicine
    약을 복용하다 ― yag-eul bogyonghada ― to take medicine
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 約 (“approximately; about”), from the Middle Korean reading 약〮 (Yale: yák).

Adverb

약 • (yak) (hanja 約)

  1. approximately; about
    그 경기는 약 두 시간 동안 진행되었다.
    Geu gyeonggi-neun yak du sigan dong'an jinhaengdoeeotda.
    The game went on for about two hours.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from 籥 (“ancient vertical bamboo flute”).

Noun

약 • (yak) (hanja 籥)

  1. an ancient notched vertical bamboo flute of Chinese origin with three fingerholes used today only in Confucian ritual music and dance in South Korea
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

약 (yak)

Extended content
  1. 弱: weak
    (eumhun reading: 약할 약 (yakhal yak))
    (MC reading: 弱 (MC nyak))
  2. 若: like; as if
    (eumhun reading: 같을 약 (gateul yak))
    (MC reading: 若 (MC nyak))
  3. 躍: leap
    (eumhun reading: 뛸 약 (ttwil yak))
    (MC reading: 躍 (MC yak))
  4. 葯:
    (MC reading: 葯 (MC 'aewk|'jak))
  5. 蒻:
    (MC reading: 蒻 (MC nyak))
  6. 爚:
    (MC reading: 爚 (MC yak|syak))
  7. 禴:
    (MC reading: 禴 (MC yak))
  8. 篛:
    (MC reading: 篛)
  9. 鑰:
    (MC reading: 鑰 (MC yak))
  10. 鶸:
    (MC reading: 鶸)
  11. 龠:
    (MC reading: 龠 (MC yak))
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