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U+C778, 인
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의 ←→ 자

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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

Noun

 인 (법률) on Korean Wikipedia

(in) (hanja )

  1. (literary, rather uncommon with the exception of archaic Literary Chinese-style Korean; also philosophy) person; people; human, human being
    Synonym: 사람 (saram)
    1. Used in certain proverbs, set phrases, or expressions
  2. (law) a person (encompassing both 법인(法人) (beobin, legal persons) and 자연인(自然人) (jayeonin, natural persons))
    Synonym: 사람 (saram)

Counter

(in) (hanja )

  1. Counter for number of people (with Sino-Korean numerals)
    5 이상 집합금지oin isang jiphapgeumjiGatherings of five or more people are prohibited.

Suffix

—인 (-in) (hanja )

  1. -ese, -ian; person from... (indicates person of certain nationality or ethnicity)
    미국 (美國)American
    한국 (韓國)Korean
  2. -ist, -ian (indicates person of certain occupation)
    예술 (藝術)artist
Usage notes
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

Chemical element
P
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 인 (화학) on Korean Wikipedia
인(燐)

Sino-Korean word from , an orthographic borrowing from Japanese (りん) (rin).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

South Korean
Standard Language
인(燐) (in)
North Korean
Standard Language
린(燐) (rin)

(in) (hanja )

  1. (chemistry) phosphorus (P)
    Synonym: (less common) 인소(燐素) (inso)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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

Noun

 인 (철학) on Korean Wikipedia
 인 (생물학) on Korean Wikipedia

(in) (hanja )

  1. (Confucianism, philosophy) ren: benevolence (the fundamental virtue of Confucianism)
  2. (biology) nucleolus
    Synonym: 핵소체(核小體) (haeksoche)
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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

Noun

 인 (종교) on Korean Wikipedia

(in) (hanja )

  1. (official) seal, stamp
    Synonyms: 인장(印章) (injang), 도장(圖章) (dojang)
    찍다/치다in-eul jjikda/chidato stamp
  2. (Buddhism) Synonym of 인상(印相) (insang, mudra)

Proper noun

 인 (성씨) on Korean Wikipedia

(In) (hanja )

  1. Short for 인도(印度) (Indo, India).
    · 관계Han·in gwan'gyeIndia-South Korea relations
  2. a surname
Usage notes
  • (India): In news headlines, this is usually written solely in the hanja form, even in contemporary Korean text otherwise devoid of any hanja.
See also

Derived terms

Etymology 5

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(in)

  1. (of a person) addiction (usually a harmful one); habit
    박이다/박히다in-i bagida/bakhidato get/become addicted (to); to get accustomed/used (to)
See also

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(in) (hanja )

  1. (formal or literary) cause, reason, factor
    Coordinate term: 과(果) (gwa, result, consequence)
  2. (Buddhism) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
Derived terms

Etymology 7

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably ”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

(in)

  1. (southwestern Gyeongsang) giant roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides)
    Synonym: 회충(蛔蟲) (hoechung)

Etymology 8

See the main entries.

Verb

(in)

  1. realis adnominal of 일다 (ilda, to occur)
  2. realis adnominal of 이다 (ida, to carry on the head; to tile)

Etymology 9

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

(in)

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