우

Character	우
Hangul Syllables	U+C6B0
Composition	ㅇ + ㅜ
Dubeolsik keyboard entry	d-n

Korean

Etymology 1

우 욱 욲 욳 운 욵 욶 욷 울 욹 욺 욻 욼 욽 욾 욿 움 웁 웂 웃 웄 웅 웆 웇 웈 웉 웊 웋
요 ←	워 →

Syllable

우 (transliterations: Revised u, McCune–Reischauer u, Yale wu)

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

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Adverb

우 (u)

1. suddenly

Noun

우 (u)

1. the name of the hangeul vowel ㅜ (u)
2. (North Korea) above; top
   • 2004 October 10, "구름우에 솟은 《왕》들의 집-13개의 분교" (The House of "Kings", Soaring Above the Clouds), KCNA^[1]:

     이곳에서 내려다보면 마치 구름우에 분교와 마을이 둥둥 떠있는것만 같다.

     igos-eseo naeryeodabomyeon machi gureum-u-e bun-gyo-wa ma-eur-i dungdung tteo-inneun-geon-man gatda.

     Looking down from here, it looks just like the schoolhouse and the village are floating separately above the clouds.

Alternative forms

• (above): 위 (wi) (South Korea)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Noun

우 (u, hanja 右)

1. the right side

우 (u, hanja 愚)

1. foolishness

우 (u, hanja 優)

1. superiority; excellence

우 (u, hanja 羽)

1. the fifth note in the pentatonic scale; la