례

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɾje̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [례]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	rye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	lye
McCune–Reischauer?	rye
Yale Romanization?	lyey

Etymology 1

례롁롂롃롄롅롆 롇롈롉롊롋롌롍 롎롏롐롑롒롓롔 롕롖롗롘롙롚롛
려 ←	→ 로

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 례 • (rye)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄹ and ㅖ.

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

례 (rye)

1. 例:

   (MC reading: 例 (MC ljejH))

2. 禮:

   (MC reading: 禮 (MC lejX))

3. 隷:

   (MC reading: 隷 (MC lejH))

4. 澧:

   (MC reading: 澧 (MC lejX))

5. 醴:

   (MC reading: 醴 (MC lejX))

6. 隸:

   (MC reading: 隸 (MC lejH))

7. 鱧:

   (MC reading: 鱧 (MC lejX))

8. 礼: Alternative form of 禮

   (MC reading: 礼 (MC lejX))

9. 劙:

   (MC reading: 劙 (MC lje|lejX|lejH))

Alternative forms

• 예 (ye) (South Korea)

Usage notes

In South Korea, the hanja above are read as 예 (ye) when used as a single word or as the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. However, the reading 례 (rye) is retained when the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. This is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

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]