요

Character	요
Hangul Syllables	U+C694
Composition	ㅇ + ㅛ
Dubeolsik keyboard entry	d-y

Korean

Etymology 1

요 욕 욖 욗 욘 욙 욚 욛 욜 욝 욞 욟 욠 욡 욢 욣 욤 욥 욦 욧 욨 용 욪 욫 욬 욭 욮 욯
외 ←	우 →

Syllable

요 (transliterations: Revised yo, McCune–Reischauer , Yale yo)

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

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

요 (yo)

1. bedspread

Particle

요 (yo)

1. (Sentence-final particle for verbs and adjectives in the 해요체 (haeyoche, “polite”) speech level)

   해요

   haeyo

   does

Usage notes

In the 해요체 (haeyoche, “polite”) speech level, there is no explicit marker to distinguish between indicative, interrogative, imperative, and hortative moods. The mood distinction is made with punctuation (e.g. “?”, “!”) and pitch (e.g. rising for interrogative) only.