어

Character	어
Hangul Syllables	U+C5B4
Composition	ㅇ + ㅓ
Dubeolsik keyboard entry	d-j

Korean

Etymology 1

어 억 얶 얷 언 얹 얺 얻 얼 얽 얾 얿 엀 엁 엂 엃 엄 업 없 엇 었 엉 엊 엋 엌 엍 엎 엏
얘 ←	에 →

Syllable

어 (transliterations: Revised eo, McCune–Reischauer , Yale e)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅇ and ㅓ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA: ʌ
• Phonetic hangul: 어

Romanization

Revised	eo	transliteration	eo
McCune–Reischauer	ŏ	Yale	e

Interjection

어 (eo)

1. ah!, oh! may express joy, sorrow, surprise, etc.
2. uh-huh synonymous with 응 (eung)

Noun

어 (eo)

1. name of the hangul vowel ㅓ

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Pronunciation

• IPA: ʌ
• Phonetic hangul: 어

Romanization

Revised	eo	transliteration	eo
McCune–Reischauer	ŏ	Yale	e

Noun

어 (eo)

1. 敔: a traditional percussion instrument in the shape of a tiger, sometimes known in English by its Chinese name yu.

Suffix

어 (eo)

1. 語: language: 한국어 (hangugeo, “Korean”, 한국어); 외계어 (oegye-eo, “alien language”, 외계어)
2. 魚: fish. Sometimes -ㅇ어 (-ngeo) as in 잉어, 붕어, 상어 and 숭어.

Syllable

어 (eo)

1. 語: word

   (eumhun reading: 말씀 어)

2. 魚: fish

   (eumhun reading: 물고기 어)

3. 御: control

   (eumhun reading: 어거할 어)

4. 漁: fishing

   (eumhun reading: 고기잡을 어)

5. 於: particle

   (eumhun reading: 어조사 어)

6. 禦: blocking

   (eumhun reading: 막을 어)

7. 圄: prison

   (eumhun reading: 옥 어)

8. 馭: riding a horse

   (eumhun reading: 말 부릴 어)

9. 齬: transgressing

   (eumhun reading: 어긋날 어)

10. 瘀: contusion

    (eumhun reading: 어혈질 어)