연

Korean

Etymology 1

연 엱 엲 엳 열 엵 엶 엷 엸 엹 엺 엻 염 엽 엾 엿 였 영 옂 옃 옄 옅 옆 옇 예 옉 옊 옋
엔 ←	옌 →

Syllable

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅇ, ㅕ, and ㄴ.

Pronunciation

• IPA: jʌn
• Phonetic hangul: 연

Romanization

Revised	yeon	transliteration	yeon
McCune–Reischauer	yŏn	Yale	yen

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Noun

연 (yeon)

1. (年): year (also spelled 년 (nyeon) depending on context)
2. (鳶): kite