낙

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [낙]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nag
McCune–Reischauer?	nak
Yale Romanization?	nak

Etymology 1

나낙낚낛난낝낞 낟날낡낢낣낤낥 낦낧남납낪낫났 낭낮낯낰낱낲낳
끼 ←	→ 내

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 낙 • (nak)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄴ, ㅏ, and ㄱ.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 樂

Noun

낙 • (nak) (hanja 樂)

1. (South Korea) pleasure; delight; joy; enjoyment; happiness

Alternative forms

• 락 (樂, rak) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

Usage notes

The original Sino-Korean reading 락 (rak) is used when the hanja 낙 (樂, nak) is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word.

Synonyms

• 기쁨 (gippeum, “pleasure”)
• 즐거움 (jeulgeoum, “pleasure”)

Derived terms

• 오락 (娛樂, orak)
• 쾌락 (快樂, kwaerak)
• 희로애락 (喜怒哀樂, huiroaerak)

 

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 諾

Noun

낙 • (nak) (hanja 諾)

1. promise; consent; agreement

Derived terms

• 승낙 (承諾, seungnak)
• 낙낙하다 (諾諾하다, nangnakhada, “to be enough”) (See also 넉넉하다 (neongneokhada))

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

낙 (nak)

1. 諾: to reply; to answer

   (eumhun reading: 대답할 낙 (daedaphal nak))
   (MC reading: 諾 (MC nak))

Etymology 5

South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 락 (rak).

Syllable

낙 (nak)

1. (South Korea) 落: to fall; to drop

   (eumhun reading: 떨어질 낙 (tteoreojil nak))
   (MC reading: 落 (MC lak))

2. (South Korea) 樂: to enjoy

   (eumhun reading: 즐길 낙 (jeulgil nak))
   (MC reading: 樂 (MC ngaewH|ngaewk|lak))

3. (South Korea) 絡:

   (MC reading: 絡 (MC lak))

4. (South Korea) 珞:

   (MC reading: 珞 (MC lak))

5. (South Korea) 酪:

   (MC reading: 酪 (MC lak))

6. (South Korea) 烙:

   (MC reading: 烙 (MC lak))

7. (South Korea) 駱:

   (MC reading: 駱 (MC lak))

8. (South Korea) 洛:

   (MC reading: 洛 (MC lak))

9. (South Korea) 嗠:

   (MC reading: 嗠)

10. (South Korea) 犖:

    (MC reading: 犖 (MC laewk))

11. (South Korea) 雒: type of owl

    (eumhun reading: 수리부엉이 낙 (suribueong'i nak))
    (MC reading: 雒 (MC lak))

12. (South Korea) 格: to become blocked or closed

    (eumhun reading: 막힐 낙 (makhil nak))
    (MC reading: 格 (MC kak|kaek))

Alternative forms

• 락 (rak) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

Usage notes

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 락 (rak) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from 락 (rak) to 낙 (nak) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Derived terms

• 낙제 (烙蹄, nakje), 낙지 (nakji): a small kind of octopus

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo). [1]