우

See also: -우-, -우, and ㉾
우 U+C6B0, 우
HANGUL SYLLABLE U
Composition:ㅇ + ㅜ
← 욯
[U+C6AF] 		Hangul Syllables 욱 →
[U+C6B1]
우욱욲욳운욵욶
욷울욹욺욻욼욽
욾욿움웁웂웃웄
웅웆웇웈웉웊웋
요 ←→ 워

Jeju

Etymology

From Middle Korean 웋 (wùh), from Old Korean 上只 (*WUk). Cognate with Korean 위 (wi).

Pronunciation
  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽u⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [u]
  • Phonetic hangul: [우]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?u
Revised Romanization (translit.)?u
Yale Romanization?wu

Noun

우 (u)

  1. above, upper, upside, top
    Antonym: 알레 (alle)
    우ᄁᆞ장 ― u-kkawjang ― to the top
    우로 ― u-ro ― toward the top
    우부떠 ― u-butteo ― from the top
    우의 ― u-ui ― on the top
    고넹이를 의ᄌᆞ 우이서 봔.
    goneng'i-reul uijaw u-iseo bwan.
    I saw the cat on top of the chair.
    • 2011 January 18, 양전형, “곱음재기 허멍 놈의 집 눌덜 다 멜라불곡 담 헤싸블곡 (2011년1월15일자)”, in 제주어보전회 [Jeju Preservation Society]‎:
      바지는 너믜 컨 튿어그네 잘 줄여 입곡, 우의 옷은 커도 그냥 걸쳐 입언 뎅겻주기.
      baji-neun neomui keon teudeogeune jal juryeo ipgok, u-ui os-eun keodo geunyang geolchyeo ibeon denggyeotjugi.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
    • 2017, Yang Changyong, 양창용; William O'Grady, 윌리암 오그레디; Yang Sejung, 양세종, 제주어 1 [Jeju 1], 퍼플, →ISBN, page 36:
      돔베, 어듸 잇우과? — 살레 우틔 싯저.
      Dombe, eodui isugwa? — Salle u-tui sitjeo.
      The cutting board, where is it? — It's above the cupboard.
    • 2020, Changyong Yang; Sejung Yang; William O'Grady, Jejueo : the language of Korea’s Jeju Island, Honolulu, USA: University of Hawai‘i Press, DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvwvr2qt, →ISBN, JSTOR j.ctvwvr2qt, page 260:
      만수가 ᄀᆞ세 ᄎᆞᆽ(이)쿠데, 벡장 우의 보렌 헷저.
      mansu-ga gawse chawt(i)kude, bekjang u-ui boren hetjeo.
      Since Mansu was looking for the scissors, I told (him) to look at the top of the closet.

Derived terms
  • 우착 (uchak)

Korean

Etymology 1

From Middle Korean 웋 (wùh), from Old Korean 上只 (*WUk).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?u
Revised Romanization (translit.)?u
McCune–Reischauer?u
Yale Romanization?wu

Noun
South Korean
Standard Language		 위 (wi)
North Korean
Standard Language		 우 (u)

우 • (u)

  1. Alternative form of 위 (wi, “top, above”).
    • 2004 October 10, “구름우에 솟은 《왕》들의 집13개의 분교 [The House of "Kings", Soaring Above the Clouds]”, in KCNA‎:
      이곳에서 내려다보면 마치 구름 우에 분교와 마을이 둥둥 떠있는 것만 같다.
      igos-eseo naeryeodabomyeon machi gureum u-e bun'gyo-wa ma'eur-i dungdung tteo-inneun geon-man gatda.
      Looking down from here, it looks just like the schoolhouse and the village are floating on top of the clouds.
Usage notes
  • This form is considered standard in North Korea and dialectal in South Korea, despite being common in South Korean dialects as well. The opposite is true for 위 (wi).

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 右 (右, “right-side”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [u(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [우(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?u
Revised Romanization (translit.)?u
McCune–Reischauer?u
Yale Romanization?wū

Noun

우 • (u)

  1. (formal) right side
    Synonyms: 우측(右側) (ucheuk), 오른쪽 (oreunjjok)
    Antonym: 좌(左) (jwa, “left side”)
  2. (politics) right wing
    Synonyms: 우파(右派) (upa), 우익(右翼) (u'ik)
    Antonym: 좌(左) (jwa, “political left”)
Usage notes
  • Commonly written in hanja in news headlines, even in contemporary text otherwise devoid of Chinese characters.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 愚 (愚, “foolish”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?u
Revised Romanization (translit.)?u
McCune–Reischauer?u
Yale Romanization?wu

Noun

우 • (u) (hanja 愚)

  1. foolish mistake
    우를 범하고 말았습니다. ― u-reul beom-hago maratseumnida. ― I ended up committing a foolish error.
Derived terms

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?u
Revised Romanization (translit.)?u
McCune–Reischauer?u
Yale Romanization?wu

Ideophone

우 • (u)

  1. Conveys forceful collective movement, e.g. of crowds or gusts.
    분노한 시위대들이 대통령궁으로 우 몰려들었다.
    bunno-han siwidae-deur-i daetongnyeonggung-euro u mollyeo-deureotda.
    The outraged protesters stormed into the presidential palace.
Derived terms
  • 우우 (uu)

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 優 (優, “excellent”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?u
Revised Romanization (translit.)?u
McCune–Reischauer?u
Yale Romanization?wu

Noun

우 • (u) (hanja 優)

  1. The second-highest score in the five-point grading system in South Korean schools, ultimately abolished in 2012; equivalent to B in the Roman alphabet grading scheme.
    Coordinate terms: 수(秀) (su), 미(美) (mi), 양(良) (yang), 가(可) (ga)
Derived terms

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 又 (又).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [u(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [우(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?u
Revised Romanization (translit.)?u
McCune–Reischauer?u
Yale Romanization?wū

Noun

우 • (u) (hanja 又)

  1. (archaic Literary Chinese-style Korean) or; and
Derived terms

Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 羽 (羽, “fifth note in the pentatonic scale”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [u(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [우(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?u
Revised Romanization (translit.)?u
McCune–Reischauer?u
Yale Romanization?wū

Noun

우 • (u) (hanja 羽)

  1. (music) the fifth note in the pentatonic scale of East Asian classical music, equivalent to la
Derived terms

Etymology 8

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

우 (u)

Extended content
  1. 宇 (宇): residence
    (eumhun reading: 집 우 (jip u))
    (MC reading: 宇 (MC ɦɨoX))
  2. 雨 (雨): rain
    (eumhun reading: 비 우 (bi u))
    (MC reading: 雨 (MC ɦɨoX, ɦɨoH))
  3. 遇 (遇): meet
    (eumhun reading: 만날 우 (mannal u))
    (MC reading: 遇 (MC ŋɨoH))
  4. 優 (優): sufficient
    (eumhun reading: 넉넉할 우 (neongneok-hal u))
    (MC reading: 優 (MC ʔɨu))
  5. 友 (友): friend
    (eumhun reading: 벗 우 (beot u))
    (MC reading: 友 (MC ɦɨuX))
  6. 禹 (禹): an ancient king
    (eumhun reading: 임금 우 (imgeum u))
    (MC reading: 禹 (MC ɦɨoX))
  7. 牛 (牛): cattle
    (eumhun reading: 소 우 (so u))
    (MC reading: 牛 (MC ŋɨu))
  8. 右 (右): right
    (eumhun reading: 오른 우 (oreun u))
    (MC reading: 右 (MC ɦɨuX, ɦɨuH))
  9. 郵 (郵): post
    (eumhun reading: 우편 우 (upyeon u))
    (MC reading: 郵 (MC ɦɨu))
  10. 又 (又): again
    (eumhun reading: 또 우 (tto u))
    (MC reading: 又 (MC ɦɨuH))
  11. 祐 (祐): fortune
    (eumhun reading: 복 우 (bok u))
    (MC reading: 祐 (MC ɦɨuH))
  12. 憂 (憂): anxiety
    (eumhun reading: 근심 우 (geunsim u))
    (MC reading: 憂 (MC ʔɨu))
  13. 佑 (佑): to help
    (eumhun reading: 도울 우 (doul u))
    (MC reading: 佑 (MC ɦɨuH))
  14. 愚 (愚): foolish
    (eumhun reading: 어리석을 우 (eoriseogeul u))
    (MC reading: 愚 (MC ŋɨo))
  15. 偶 (偶): pair
    (eumhun reading: 짝 우 (jjak u))
    (MC reading: 偶 (MC ŋəuX, ŋəuH))
  16. 于 (于): Literary Chinese particle
    (eumhun reading: 어조사 우 (eojosa u))
    (MC reading: 于 (MC ɦɨo))
  17. 羽 (羽): wing
    (eumhun reading: 날개 우 (nalgae u))
    (MC reading: 羽 (MC ɦɨoX, ɦɨoH))
  18. 寓 (寓):
    (MC reading: 寓 (MC ŋɨoH))
  19. 隅 (隅):
    (MC reading: 隅 (MC ŋɨo))
  20. 虞 (虞):
    (MC reading: 虞 (MC ŋɨo))
  21. 尤 (尤):
    (MC reading: 尤 (MC ɦɨu))
  22. 迂 (迂):
    (MC reading: 迂 (MC ɦɨo, ʔɨo, ʔɨoX))
  23. 禑 (禑):
    (MC reading: 禑)
  24. 盂 (盂):
    (MC reading: 盂 (MC ɦɨo))
  25. 雩 (雩):
    (MC reading: 雩 (MC ɦɨo, hɨo))
  26. 芋 (芋):
    (MC reading: 芋 (MC ɦɨo, ɦɨoH))
  27. 旴 (旴):
    (MC reading: 旴 (MC hɨo))
  28. 玗 (玗):
    (MC reading: 玗 (MC ɦɨo))
  29. 瑀 (瑀):
    (MC reading: 瑀 (MC ɦɨoX))
  30. 紆 (紆):
    (MC reading: 紆 (MC ʔɨo))
  31. 藕 (藕):
    (MC reading: 藕 (MC ŋəuX))
  32. 釪 (釪):
    (MC reading: 釪 (MC ɦɨo))
  33. 亏 (亏):
    (MC reading: 亏)
  34. 亴 (亴):
    (MC reading: 亴)
  35. 俁 (俁):
    (MC reading: 俁 (MC ŋɨoX))
  36. 偊 (偊):
    (MC reading: 偊)
  37. 吁 (吁):
    (MC reading: 吁 (MC hɨo, ɦɨoH))
  38. 堣 (堣):
    (MC reading: 堣 (MC ŋɨo))
  39. 嵎 (嵎):
    (MC reading: 嵎 (MC ŋɨo))
  40. 庽 (庽):
    (MC reading: 庽 (MC ŋɨoH))
  41. 杅 (杅):
    (MC reading: 杅 (MC ɦɨo))
  42. 疣 (疣):
    (MC reading: 疣 (MC ɦɨu))
  43. 盱 (盱):
    (MC reading: 盱 (MC hɨo))
  44. 竽 (竽):
    (MC reading: 竽 (MC ɦɨo))
  45. 耦 (耦):
    (MC reading: 耦 (MC ŋəuX))
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