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의 U+C758, 의
HANGUL SYLLABLE YI
Composition:ㅇ + ㅢ
← 읗
 		Hangul Syllables 읙 →
의읙읚읛읜읝읞
읟읠읡읢읣읤읥
읦읧읨읩읪읫읬
읭읮읯읰읱읲읳
으 ←→ 이
See also: -의

(see above for the particle)

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 義 (“righteous”).

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?ui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ui
McCune–Reischauer?ŭi
Yale Romanization?ūy

Noun

의 • (ui) (hanja 義)

  1. (literary) righteousness; righteous conduct
    Synonym: 의(義)로움 (uiroum)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

의 (ui)

Extended content
  1. 意: meaning
    (eumhun reading: 뜻 의 (tteut ui))
    (MC reading: 意 (MC 'iH))
  2. 衣: clothes, clothing
    (eumhun reading: 옷 의 (ot ui))
    (MC reading: 衣 (MC 'j+j|'j+jH))
  3. 醫: medicine; doctor
    (eumhun reading: 의원 의 (uiwon ui))
    (MC reading: 醫 (MC 'i))
  4. 議: discuss
    (eumhun reading: 의논할 의 (uinonhal ui))
    (MC reading: 議 (MC ngjeH))
  5. 義: right conduct; justice; morality
    (eumhun reading: 옳을 의 (oreul ui))
    (MC reading: 義 (MC ngjeH))
  6. 依:
    (MC reading: 依 (MC 'j+j))
  7. 儀:
    (MC reading: 儀 (MC ngje))
  8. 疑:
    (MC reading: 疑 (MC ngi))
  9. 矣:
    (MC reading: 矣 (MC hiX))
  10. 宜:
    (MC reading: 宜 (MC ngje))
  11. 擬: to compare; to imitate
    (eumhun reading: 비길 의 (bigil ui))
    (MC reading: 擬 (MC ngiX))
  12. 毅:
    (MC reading: 毅 (MC ngj+jH))
  13. 誼:
    (MC reading: 誼 (MC ngjeH))
  14. 椅: chair
    (eumhun reading: 의자 의 (uija ui))
    (MC reading: 椅 (MC 'je|'jeX))
  15. 倚:
    (MC reading: 倚 (MC 'jeX|'jeH))
  16. 懿:
    (MC reading: 懿 (MC 'ijH))
  17. 蟻: ant
    (eumhun reading: 개미 의 (gaemi ui))
    (MC reading: 蟻 (MC ngjeX))
  18. 薏:
    (MC reading: 薏 (MC 'ik))
  19. 艤:
    (MC reading: 艤 (MC ngjeX))
  20. 猗:
    (MC reading: 猗 (MC 'je|'jeX))
  21. 嶷:
    (MC reading: 嶷 (MC ngi|ngik))
  22. 扆:
    (MC reading: 扆 (MC 'j+jX))
  23. 劓:
    (MC reading: 劓 (MC ngijH))
  24. 薿:
    (MC reading: 薿 (MC ngiX|ngik))
  25. 饐:
    (MC reading: 饐 (MC 'ijH))
  26. 欹:
    (MC reading: 欹 (MC 'je))
  27. 漪:
    (MC reading: 漪 (MC 'je))
  28. 顗:
    (MC reading: 顗 (MC ngj+jX))
  29. 冝:
    (MC reading: 冝)
  30. 儗:
    (MC reading: 儗 (MC ngiX|ngiH|ngojH|xojH))
  31. 毉:
    (MC reading: 毉 (MC 'i))
  32. 檥:
    (MC reading: 檥 (MC ngjeX))
  33. 竩:
    (MC reading: 竩 (MC ngjeH))
  34. 宐:
    (MC reading: 宐 (MC ngje))
  35. 禕:
    (MC reading: 禕 (MC 'je))
  36. 㼁:
    (MC reading: 㼁)
  37. 螘:
    (MC reading: 螘 (MC ngjeX|ngj+jX))
  38. 衤:
    (MC reading: 衤)
  39. 旖:
    (MC reading: 旖 (MC 'je|'jeX))
  40. 犄:
    (MC reading: 犄 (MC 'je))
  41. 㦤:
    (MC reading: 㦤)
  42. 㠜:
    (MC reading: 㠜)
  43. 礒:
    (MC reading: 礒 (MC ngjeX))
  44. 萓:
    (MC reading: 萓)
  45. 螠:
    (MC reading: 螠 (MC 'jieH))
  46. 䝘:
    (MC reading: 䝘)
  47. 䴊:
    (MC reading: 䴊 (MC ngje))
  48. 㩘:
    (MC reading: 㩘)
  49. 偯:
    (MC reading: 偯 (MC 'j+jX))
  50. 豙:
    (MC reading: 豙 (MC ngiH|ngj+jH))
  51. 逘:
    (MC reading: 逘)
  52. 畩:
    (MC reading: 畩)
  53. 郼:
    (MC reading: 郼 (MC 'j+j))
  54. 旑:
    (MC reading: 旑)
  55. 寲:
    (MC reading: 寲)
  56. 燱:
    (MC reading: 燱)
  57. 銥:
    (MC reading: 銥)
  58. 鸃:
    (MC reading: 鸃)
  59. 輢:
    (MC reading: 輢 (MC 'jeX|gjeH|'jeH))
  60. 亄:
    (MC reading: 亄 (MC 'ijH|'it))
  61. 稦:
    (MC reading: 稦)
  62. 鐿:
    (MC reading: 鐿)
  63. 㛄:
    (MC reading: 㛄 (MC 'j+j))
  64. 䰮:
    (MC reading: 䰮)
  65. 孴:
    (MC reading: 孴 (MC ngiX|yip))
  66. 嬟:
    (MC reading: 嬟)
  67. 凒:
    (MC reading: 凒)
  68. 吚:
    (MC reading: 吚)
  69. 椬:
    (MC reading: 椬)
  70. 狋:
    (MC reading: 狋 (MC ngjij|gjwen))
  71. 藙:
    (MC reading: 藙 (MC ngj+jH))
  72. 觺:
    (MC reading: 觺 (MC ngi|ngik))
  73. 轙:
    (MC reading: 轙 (MC ngje|ngjeX))
  74. 鷾:
    (MC reading: 鷾 (MC 'iH))
  75. 㕈:
    (MC reading: 㕈 (MC 'ojX|'wojH))
  76. 㓷:
    (MC reading: 㓷 (MC ngjejH))
  77. 㥋:
    (MC reading: 㥋 (MC 'j+j|'j+jX))
  78. 㿲:
    (MC reading: 㿲)
  79. 㕒:
    (MC reading: 㕒 (MC ngjwe))
  80. 㬾:
    (MC reading: 㬾)
  81. 嬑:
    (MC reading: 嬑)
  82. 㠖:
    (MC reading: 㠖 (MC ngjeX))
  83. 㘈:
    (MC reading: 㘈 (MC ngiH|ngik))
  84. 䣡:
    (MC reading: 䣡 (MC ngje))
  85. 䰯:
    (MC reading: 䰯 (MC ngiH))
  86. 䲑:
    (MC reading: 䲑)
  87. 嶬:
    (MC reading: 嶬)
  88. 檹:
    (MC reading: 檹 (MC 'je))
  89. 羛:
    (MC reading: 羛 (MC xje|ngjeX))
  90. 譺:
    (MC reading: 譺 (MC ngiX|ngiH|ngeajH))
  91. 醷:
    (MC reading: 醷 (MC 'iX|'ik))
  92. 庡:
    (MC reading: 庡 (MC 'j+jX))
  93. 㝖:
    (MC reading: 㝖 (MC ngje))
  94. 㳖:
    (MC reading: 㳖)
  95. 㢊:
    (MC reading: 㢊 (MC 'eaX))
  96. 㫊:
    (MC reading: 㫊 (MC 'aX))
  97. 䪰:
    (MC reading: 䪰)
  98. 䒾:
    (MC reading: 䒾)
  99. 䬥:
    (MC reading: 䬥)
  100. 㾨:
    (MC reading: 㾨 (MC 'je|khjeX))
  101. 㱲:
    (MC reading: 㱲 (MC 'jieH))
  102. 䧇:
    (MC reading: 䧇 (MC 'j+j))
  103. 䰙:
    (MC reading: 䰙 (MC ngjeX))
  104. 餏:
    (MC reading: 餏)
  105. 䓹:
    (MC reading: 䓹)
  106. 䝝:
    (MC reading: 䝝)
  107. 撎:
    (MC reading: 撎 (MC 'ijH))
  108. 㦉:
    (MC reading: 㦉)
  109. 㱅:
    (MC reading: 㱅)
  110. 䫑:
    (MC reading: 䫑)
  111. 䭲:
    (MC reading: 䭲)
  112. 㽈:
    (MC reading: 㽈 (MC ngiH))
  113. 䉝:
    (MC reading: 䉝)
  114. 籎:
    (MC reading: 籎)
  115. 䉨:
    (MC reading: 䉨 (MC ngj+jH))
  116. 䧧:
    (MC reading: 䧧)
  117. 䫯:
    (MC reading: 䫯)
  118. 奇:
    (MC reading: 奇 (MC gje|kje))
  119. 獻:
    (MC reading: 獻 (MC sa|xjonH))
  120. 礙:
    (MC reading: 礙 (MC ngojH))
  121. 臆:
    (MC reading: 臆 (MC 'ik))
  122. 碍:
    (MC reading: 碍)
  123. 蛾:
    (MC reading: 蛾 (MC nga|ngjeX))
  124. 錡:
    (MC reading: 錡 (MC gje|gjeX|ngjeX))
  125. 嘻:
    (MC reading: 嘻 (MC xi))
  126. 献:
    (MC reading: 献)
  127. 竒:
    (MC reading: 竒 (MC gje|kje))
  128. 皚:
    (MC reading: 皚 (MC ngoj))
  129. 靉:
    (MC reading: 靉 (MC 'j+jX|'ojH))
  130. 仅:
    (MC reading: 仅)
  131. 齮:
    (MC reading: 齮 (MC ngjeX))
  132. 欭:
    (MC reading: 欭 (MC 'ijH))
  133. 皑:
    (MC reading: 皑)
  134. 懝:
    (MC reading: 懝 (MC ngojH|ngik))
  135. 舣:
    (MC reading: 舣)
  136. 㞆:
    (MC reading: 㞆 (MC kjeX|khjeH))
  137. 㰻:
    (MC reading: 㰻 (MC 'jijX))
  138. 䤥:
    (MC reading: 䤥 (MC kjweX))
  139. 㐆:
    (MC reading: 㐆 (MC 'j+j|'j+nX))
  140. 䡾:
    (MC reading: 䡾 (MC ngat|ngjet))
  141. 䓄:
    (MC reading: 䓄 (MC ngin|ngj+n))
  142. 䖸:
    (MC reading: 䖸)
  143. 㙪:
    (MC reading: 㙪 (MC 'ijH|'ejH))
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