온

Character	온
Hangul Syllables	U+C628
Composition	ㅇ + ㅗ + ㄴ
Dubeolsik keyboard entry	d-h-s

Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA: oːn
• Phonetic hangul: 온

Romanization

Revised	on	transliteration	on
McCune–Reischauer	on	Yale	ōn

Etymology 1

오 옥 옦 옧 온 옩 옪 옫 올 옭 옮 옯 옰 옱 옲 옳 옴 옵 옶 옷 옸 옹 옺 옻 옼 옽 옾 옿
예 ←	와 →

온 옩 옪 옫 올 옭 옮 옯 옰 옱 옲 옳 옴 옵 옶 옷 옸 옹 옺 옻 옼 옽 옾 옿 와 왁 왂 왃
옌 ←	완 →

Syllable

온 (transliterations: Revised on, McCune–Reischauer , Yale on)

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

Etymology 2

Form of 오다 (oda, “to come”).

Determiner

온 (on)

1. Past determinative form of 오다, thus often "which has come."

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin.

Determiner

온 (on)

1. all; entire

Derived terms

• 온누리 (onnuri, “the whole wide world”)

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various hanja, or Chinese characters.

Syllable

온 (on)

1. 溫: warm

   (eumhun reading: 따뜻할 온)

2. 穩: serene

   (eumhun reading: 평온할 온)

3. 瑥: a Korean surname

   (eumhun reading: 사람이름 온)

4. 蘊: collecting

   (eumhun reading: 쌓을 온)

5. 瘟: epidemic

   (eumhun reading: 염병 온)

6. 縕: tangled fabric

   (eumhun reading: 헌솜 온)