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Character  이 
Unicode name HANGUL SYLLABLE I
Hangul Syllables U+C774
Composition +
Dubeolsik keyboard entry d-l

Contents

Cia-Cia [edit]

Preposition [edit]

(i)

  1. The locative particle: in; at

Korean [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]




의 ←

자 →

Syllable [edit]

(transliterations: Revised i, McCune–Reischauer i, Yale i)

  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of and .

Etymology 2 [edit]

(i, “teeth”).

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as  (Yale: ni).

Noun [edit]

(i)

  1. A tooth or teeth.
    • 이 없으면 잇몸으로 산다. — literally "without teeth, live with the gum."
Alternative forms [edit]
  • (ni) (archaic, now suffixal)
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
  • 덧니 (deonni, “snaggletooth/teeth”)
  • 송곳니 (songgonni, “canine tooth/teeth”)
  • 아랫니 (araenni, “lower tooth/teeth”)
  • 앞니 (amni, “incisor(s)”)
  • 윗니 (winni, “upper tooth/teeth”)
  • 어금니 (eogeumni, “molar(s)”)

Etymology 3 [edit]

(i, “louse”).

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as  (Yale: ni).

Noun [edit]

(i)

  1. louse
Derived terms [edit]

Etymology 4 [edit]

First attested in the Hunmin jeongeum eonhae (訓民正音諺解本 / 훈민정음언해본), 1447, as  (Yale: i).

Determiner [edit]

(i)

  1. this
    • 그림을 본 적이 있다. (i geurimeul bon jeogi itda.) I have seen this picture.

Pronoun [edit]

(i)

  1. this (thing)

See also [edit]

Korean demonstratives (edit)
Determiner 어느
Human 이이 그이 저이
이분 그분 저분
이자 그자 저자
이놈 그놈 저놈
이년 그년 저년
Object
이것 그것 저것 어느 것
이거 그거 저거 어느 거
Place 여기 거기 저기 어디
이곳 그곳 저곳
Direction 이쪽 그쪽 저쪽 어느 쪽
Verb 이러다 그러다 저러다 어쩌다
Adjective 이렇다 그렇다 저렇다 어떻다
이러하다 그러하다 저러하다 어떠하다

Etymology 5 [edit]

Of native Korean origin. Possibly cognate with Old Japanese  (i, emphatic nominative particle).

Particle [edit]

(i)

  1. Particle marking a grammatical subject ending with a consonant.
Synonyms [edit]
  • (ga) (marks a grammatical subject ending with a vowel)
See also [edit]
  • (eun) (marks a topic word or phrase ending with a consonant)
  • (neun) (marks a topic word or phrase ending with a vowel)
  • (eul) (marks a direct object ending with a consonant)
  • (reul) (marks a direct object ending with a vowel)
  • (i); emphatic nominative marker in Old Japanese

Etymology 6 [edit]

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Alternative forms [edit]

  • (ri) (North Korean) (for many but not all characters)

Noun [edit]

(i)

  1. (philosophy) (cosmic) reason

Numeral [edit]

(i, hanja , )

  1. (cardinal) two
Usage notes [edit]
  • Used primarily with Sino-Korean count words, or in reading numbers literally.

Proper noun [edit]

(I, hanja )

Hanja in this word
  1. The second most common Korean surname, South Korean spelling.
Usage notes [edit]

Syllable [edit]

(i)

  1. : plum tree
    (eumhun reading: 오얏나무)
  2. : two
    (eumhun reading: )
  3. : ruling
    (eumhun reading: 다스릴)
  4. : village
    (eumhun reading: 마을)
  5. : beneficial
    (eumhun reading: 이로울)
  6. :
  7. : other
    (eumhun reading: 다를)
  8. : moving
    (eumhun reading: 옮길)
  9. : that
    (eumhun reading: )
  10. : leaving
    (eumhun reading: 떠날)
  11. : ear
    (eumhun reading: )
  12. : pear tree
    (eumhun reading: 배나무)
  13. : petty official
    (eumhun reading: 아전)
  14. : continuing speech
    (eumhun reading: 말이을)
  15. : easy
    (eumhun reading: 쉬울)
  16. : already
    (eumhun reading: 이미)
  17. : barbarian
    (eumhun reading: 오랑캐)
  18. : two
    (eumhun reading: )
  19. :
  20. :
  21. :
  22. :
  23. :
  24. :
  25. :
  26. :
  27. :
  28. :
  29. :
  30. :
  31. :
  32. :
  33. :
  34. :
  35. :
  36. :
  37. :
Synonyms [edit]

(two): (dul) (native Korean)

Coordinate terms [edit]

(reason): (gi, )