왜

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왜 U+C65C, 왜
HANGUL SYLLABLE WAE
Composition:ㅇ + ㅙ
← 왛
 		Hangul Syllables 왝 →
왜왝왞왟왠왡왢
왣왤왥왦왧왨왩
왪왫왬왭왮왯왰
왱왲왳왴왵왶왷
와 ←→ 외

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

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?wae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wae
McCune–Reischauer?wae
Yale Romanization?wāy

Adverb

왜 • (wae)

  1. why
    너는 이 가수를 왜 좋아해?
    neo-neun i gasu-reul wae joahae?
    Why do you like this singer?
    그것으로는 네가 왜 전화를 안 했는지 설명이 안 돼.
    geugeos-euro-neun ne-ga wae jeonhwareul an haenneunji seolmyeong-i an dwae.
    That doesn't explain why you didn't phone.
Alternative forms
  • 웨 (we) (obsolete, non-standard)
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Sino-Korean word from 倭 (“Japan”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

왜 • (wae)

  1. (now derogatory) Japan
    Synonym: 왜국 (waeguk)
  2. (now derogatory) Japanese (person)
    Synonym: 왜인 (waein)
See also

Prefix

왜— • (wae-) (hanja 倭)

  1. Japanese
    왜간장 ― waeganjang ― brewed soy sauce (literally, “Japanese soy sauce”)
    왜된장 ― waedoenjang ― miso (literally, “Japanese fermented soybean paste”)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

왜 (wae)

  1. 娃:
    (MC reading: 娃 (MC 'ea))
  2. 歪:
    (MC reading: 歪)
  3. 矮:
    (MC reading: 矮 (MC 'eaX))
  4. 媧:
    (MC reading: 媧 (MC kwea|kwae))
  5. 蛙:
    (MC reading: 蛙 (MC 'wea|'wae))

References

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