난

난 U+B09C, 난 HANGUL SYLLABLE NAN Composition: ㄴ + ㅏ + ㄴ ← 낛 [U+B09B] Hangul Syllables 낝 → [U+B09D]

나낙낚낛난낝낞 낟날낡낢낣낤낥 낦낧남납낪낫났 낭낮낯낰낱낲낳
끼 ←	→ 내

See also: -난

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [난]

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

Etymology 1

나 (na) +‎ ㄴ (-n).

Pronoun

난 • (nan)

1. (informal) topic-marked form of 나 (na)

Etymology 2

Verb

난 • (nan)

1. present determiner of 나다 (nada)
2. present determiner of 날다 (nalda)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters

Noun

난 • (nan)

1. 亂: revolt
2. 欄: column (of a newspaper, etc.)
3. 難: (In compounds) difficult, difficulty

Derived terms

• 난(蘭) (nan): orchid, etc.
• 난간(欄干) (nan'gan): handrail
• 난관(難關) (nan'gwan): barrier, obstacle
• 난국(難局) (nan'guk): crisis
• 난자(卵子) (nanja): ovum
• 난동(亂動) (nandong): riot
• 난로(暖爐) (nallo): stove, fireplace

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters

Syllable

난 (nan)

Extended content

乱: (MC reading: 乱) 亂: confusion, state of chaos; revolt (eumhun reading: 어지러울 난 (eojireoul nan)) (MC reading: 亂 (MC lwanH)) 卵: ovum (eumhun reading: 알 난 (al nan)) (MC reading: 卵 (MC lwanX|lwaX)) 囒: (MC reading: 囒) 圝: (MC reading: 圝) 嬾: lazy (eumhun reading: 게으를 난 (geeureul nan)) (MC reading: 嬾 (MC lanX)) 幱: (MC reading: 幱 (MC lan)) 懶: (MC reading: 懶 (MC lanX)) 攔: (MC reading: 攔 (MC lan)) 欄: railing, balustrade; animal pan (eumhun reading: 난간 난 (nan'gan nan)) (MC reading: 欄 (MC lan)) 欒: (MC reading: 欒 (MC lwan)) 瀾: wave (eumhun reading: 물결 난 (mulgyeol nan)) (MC reading: 瀾 (MC lan|lanH)) 灓: (MC reading: 灓 (MC lwan|lwanH|ljwenH)) 爛: (MC reading: 爛 (MC lanH)) 蘭: orchid (eumhun reading: 난초 난 (nancho nan)) (MC reading: 蘭 (MC lan)) 襴: (MC reading: 襴) 鑾: (MC reading: 鑾 (MC lwan)) 闌: (MC reading: 闌 (MC lan)) 鸞: (MC reading: 鸞 (MC lwan)) 暖: warm (eumhun reading: 따뜻할 난 (ttatteuthal nan)) (MC reading: 暖 (MC nwanX)) 煖: (MC reading: 煖 (MC xjwon|nwanX)) 難: difficulty (eumhun reading: 어려울 난 (eoryeoul nan)) (MC reading: 難 (MC nan|nanH)) 煗: (MC reading: 煗 (MC nwanX)) 餪: (MC reading: 餪 (MC nwanX)) 偄: (MC reading: 偄 (MC nywenX|nwanH)) 赧: (MC reading: 赧 (MC nraenX))